The Boys' Own Book of Aeroplanes

Google says JFK

Terminal 5 at JFK says Google

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LOL, I owe you a pint

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Eero Saarinen. It lay empty for many years but think at least part of it has recently been rehabilitated.

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https://medium.com/propliners/forgotten-firsts-boeing-377-stratocruiser-c5b32cec87e4

Flying in this would have been nice it has a down stairs bar.

I love the interior…

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Proper aeroplane. I mean, just fucking look at it. :heart_eyes: :heart_eyes: :heart_eyes:

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Opening a year earlier, the Theme building at LAX was also pretty extraordinary.

Back in the days when the US needed & built infrastructure.

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VC10. Beautiful.

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Scroll Up!

Thanks Kev but in my defence mine is flying in the opposite direction. :grinning:

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F.A.B.

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Saw them most days, for about two years, in the early 70’s.

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Were you in the CIA ?

A12?

Yep, the pilot must have had big balls flying solo at Mach 3.35 :flushed:

Just stationed where they were based.
Okinawa.
http://www.wvi.com/~sr71webmaster/kadena2.html

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Amazing tech when you consider it’s as old or older than most if us raddled old farts.

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Yeah incredible, they stopped flying them in 68. The Blackbird was around longer though.
As Gregg can confirm.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=IF6pTqakX8s&feature=share

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Here’s hoping they were well protected. The video claims the seat allowed ejection at Mach 3. That’s going to chafe a bit.

VB

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