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GiantJets From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (12 years 1 month 3 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 1533 times:

In the movie Airport 1975, the name of the airline was Columbia Airlines and operated a 747 on that troubled flight. Now I know that is not a real airline, but do you know where I can get hold of a picture of that aircraft?

Good day,

GiantJets Smile

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Dsmav8r From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 579 posts, RR: 8
Reply 1, posted (12 years 1 month 3 weeks 6 days ago) and read 1506 times:

I have been wondering myself for years now. I was able to obtain a KR slide of the Trans Global 707 from the the original "Airport", but no luck finding the Columbia/AA 747-100.

If any other slide collectors out there have one, I would be willing to pay you generously for it. Smile

To most people, the sky is the limit. To those who love aviation, the sky is home

GiantJets From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (12 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 1500 times:

I remember seeing a picture of 707 Trans Global too in the Airliners magazine, but no luck finding the Columbia 747, if you happen to know where to obtain it, please let me know.

Falcon flyer From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 1293 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (12 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1493 times:

Columbia actually was the name of a short lived DC-9 operator back in the late 70s/early 80s.

My definition of cool ? Not trying so hard to be cool.

Redngold From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 6907 posts, RR: 51
Reply 4, posted (12 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 1488 times:

Get in touch with someone who can do a "screen capture" from videotape.

I have no idea how it's done, but there are a lot of screen-cap sites on the net, especially for celebrity fan sites.

redngold

Up, up and away!

Fanofjets From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 1895 posts, RR: 3
Reply 5, posted (12 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 1478 times:

The airplane featured was an American Airlines 747-123; the red, white, and blue cheatlines give it away. I am not sure where the "Columbia" name came from, as the picture was released by Universal. The aircraft featured was the sold by the airline and converted to a freighter.

The Trans Global Airways 707 featured in the original Airport was a -349C originally delivered to Flying Tigers (the same airplane played both the roles of the jet involved in the in-flight explosion and the jet stuck in the snow and blocking the runway). That airplane passed through many hands before ending up flying cargo for TransBrasil, in whose hands it crashed in 1989.

The aeroplane has unveiled for us the true face of the earth. -Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Logos From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 768 posts, RR: 2
Reply 6, posted (12 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 1478 times:

Wo, FanofJets, you follow this stuff a lot more closely than I do.

Cheers,
Dave in Berlin

Too many types flown to list

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