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- Flying Tiger Line N322F B707-300
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This B707-300 is configured with both passenger and cargo service with a big cargo door on the left side of the aircraft. Antenna and lights show up nicely on the top of the fuselage and undercarriage. Unlike some of the earliest Inflight B707's this one sits flat on the display and is not tail heavy. This aircraft was used in 1965 to take 35 scientists and equipment to the South Pole. From a report about this trip: "The flight holds several records including the
first transpolar round-the-world flight. It was organized and piloted by Fred Austin, who then was a chief pilot for TWA. The aircraft was the Boeing 707-349C #N322F with 35 on board including 5 pilots, scientists studying the atmosphere, and the first test prototype of Litton's inertial navigation system (which worked perfectly). One of the pilots was Bernt Balchen, who had piloted Byrd's flight over Pole in 1929. Balchen was at the controls when this flight pased over Pole (whichwas plainly visible). He looped around the station several times. The aircraft carried 2 2000-gallon bladders in the main fuselage for extra fuel storage; these sloshed around alarmingly during takeoffs. The flight route was Honolulu/London/Lisbon/BA/ChC/Honolulu, 15-17 November, 1965." Personally I like to praise IF for picking a aircraft that also includes a "history" such as flying over the South Pole. After its work for Flying Tiger Airlines the aircraft also flew in Caledonian Airways colors, British Caledonian Airways and TAAG Angola Airlines (Posted on 8/10/2010)