01-27-2024, 10:52 AM
Lufthansa still flies their Queen of the Skies to LAX. I think it's the most beautiful airplane ever. Pam and I used airmiles to fly on a BA 747 1st class from Chicago to London, an experience I will never forget. Before then, I flew between London and Sydney in economy, not a lot of fun. 13 hours to Bangkok and 7 hours to Sydney. On the way back it was Sydney to Singapore and then London. I then had to head back north to play a cricket match in Nottingham and didn't do very well.
On the other hand, the 747 we flew out on was the plane that made the first non-stop flight from London to Sydney. We didn't do it on that flight, obviously, but there was a plaque at the back of the plane. It wasn't a passenger flight that made that flight so will need to look it up. I think they got up to 43 or 45,000 feet before descending.
On the other hand, the 747 we flew out on was the plane that made the first non-stop flight from London to Sydney. We didn't do it on that flight, obviously, but there was a plaque at the back of the plane. It wasn't a passenger flight that made that flight so will need to look it up. I think they got up to 43 or 45,000 feet before descending.