BOAC and British Airways 1960s-1970s: A time of Growth and Change – A Photo History Photos from the Collection of Henry Tenby Write up by Henry Tenby Passenger air travel specially in Britain boomed dramatically throughout the 1960s. The UK’s State owned international air carrier was BOAC British Overseas Airways Corporation, and like many nationalized […]
Canadian Armed Forces Boeing 707 CC-137 1970s-1990s – Photo History Photos by Dr. John Blatherwick (unless otherwise indicated) Write up by Henry Tenby The RCAF Fleet of a dozen CC-106 Canadair Yukons were replaced with a fleet of five Boeing 707 intercontinental jetliners, which were originally ordered by Western Airlines. The Boeing 707s were delivered […]
Beirut or Bust Another 707 Adventure by Henry Tenby Airways Magazine, May-June 1995 Having flown several sectors on LAP Paraguay’s Boeing 707 in 1992, I was determined to visit Beirut and experience MEA’s Boeing 707 and 720 operation first hand. At the time, Lebanon’s flag carrier MEA (Middle East Airlines) was the world’s largest operator […]
Paraguayan Pleasures: Latin America’s Last Passenger 707, by Henry Tenby Airliners Magazine, Sept-Oct 1994 In 1992, along with a friend I made a special trip down to South America specially to fly on the classic jetliners operated by the flag carrier of Paraguay, Lineas Aereas Paraguayas. Our first leg was Toronto to Rio on a […]