During the early 1970s when the Vietnam War was raging in Vietnam, Taipei was a strong US ally and their international airport at Taipei (Sung Shan) was a major depot and transit point for the US military. As is clearly evident in the colour slides taken in 1971 by the late Rick Wargo, we can […]
Archive | February, 2018
Five engined Boeing 747 BOAC Classic at Zurich Klotten in May 1972
Back in the 1960s and 1970s aircraft manufacturers devised special engine pods so that passenger jetliners could easily transport a spare engine between locations, often during the course of a schedule flight. The first generation jetliners including the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8 were factory engineered for this special engine carrying capability. Special hard points […]