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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Apr 13, 2009 13:20:23 GMT -5
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Post by tcreed on Apr 13, 2009 18:21:58 GMT -5
thanks....another good landing..and they probably all retired flying the dc-10...
rgds
t.creed
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Post by Dennis the menace on Apr 13, 2009 18:55:44 GMT -5
In the photo of the airplane and the crew, one can see a small window with a sign behind it "Flight 101". Rearward of that, is a small circular window just before the lounge with a "T" in it. I assume it probably lights up at night. This is new to me that flight numbers were displayed outside the aircraft. What does that "T" mean? Tourist flight, perhaps?
Mike
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Apr 13, 2009 19:09:42 GMT -5
Hi,
I don't think it's a circular window - I think it's just painted on the fuselage. And yes, it might indicate that either this plane was in an all tourist configuration (unlikely in 1957) or that it included a tourist section. Only a guess, though.
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Post by riogrande on Apr 13, 2009 20:06:36 GMT -5
Those are some great shots - interesting details too. I see that they put the spinners on this DC-7. Also of interest to me is that this DC-7 has the two windows in front of the wing - all of the shots I've seen of UAL 7's had them blanked out. (Now someone is going to show me a lot of shots with them in place!) Also interesting that it wasn't the 3350's that broke this time - although all 4 probably needed to be replaced after being so rudely stopped!
Marv
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Post by rmarsh1 on Apr 13, 2009 20:36:31 GMT -5
Interesting shots! Thanks for posting.
A gear problem I guess?
The older I get the faster time flies.............
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Post by ikkim1985 on Apr 13, 2009 20:47:53 GMT -5
Great pictures from the past.
I wonder what actually happened.
Dennis
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Apr 13, 2009 20:57:53 GMT -5
Hi,
I believe that when they went to a tourist configuration they added the windows?? And they did have DC-7's in full tourist configuration in 1958, so they probably did in 1957 too.
I don't have a 1957 UAL timetable, but the 100 series was assigned by UAL to Coach flights back then. UAL was calling them "DC-7 Custom Coach" flights at the time.
Hope this helps,
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Post by johnhinson on Apr 14, 2009 0:54:58 GMT -5
Great pictures from the past. I wonder what actually happened. Dennis What is most interesting is that the accident does not appear to have been recorded! I cannot make the registration out clearly but it looks like N630?C and none of that series are recorded as written off in an accident but were routinely scrapped after withdrawal and not at KLAX according to www.aerotransport.org/ . aviation-safety.net/database/dblist.php?Type=213 shows three United DC-7s involved in accidents: N6324C 30-JUN-1956 at Grand Canyon N6328C 21-APR-1958 near Arden, NV N6339C 18-MAY-1966 at Denver/Stapleton All rather mystifying. John |
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Post by chief727 on Apr 14, 2009 5:48:01 GMT -5
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Post by sak1134 on Apr 14, 2009 6:51:18 GMT -5
Is it me or do the crew look way to happy for a bunch of guys who just pancaked their airplane ;D
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Post by weberjf on Apr 14, 2009 9:08:35 GMT -5
Is it me or do the crew look way to happy for a bunch of guys who just pancaked their airplane ;D Looks to me like three guys who are happy to walk away from that one. |
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Apr 14, 2009 9:18:48 GMT -5
Glad that airliners.net agrees with what we figured out ourselves.  Most airliners making successful belly landings in this era were fixed up and put back in service. That one lasted until 1963. then wfu. |
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Post by chris_c on Apr 14, 2009 9:30:58 GMT -5
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Post by tcreed on Apr 14, 2009 12:43:24 GMT -5
maybe...this was recorded as an "incident" not an accident...
hence the smiling.. ;D
t.creed
N6306C is the number as i see it..
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