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A Question For A Continental Airlines Historian

ozark1 From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 208 posts, RR: 0
Posted (1 year 9 months 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 2395 times:

I purchased a die cast 200 scale model of a CO 727-100 in the original golden jet livery, which is my favorite of any, ever. However, I cannot locate one single photo of it being flowin in this color scheme. All pictures are of the meatball golden jet. I don't want to get the model if one never actually flew in the original golden jet scheme, which was also applied to the Viscout and the 707. Thanks for the help!

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727LOVER From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 5723 posts, RR: 20
Reply 1, posted (1 year 9 months 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 2387 times:

Well, ive seen DC-9s in the golden jet livery. Weren't the 727-100s on property first????

I ate the bones!...... I ate the bones!!!!!

dtw9 From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 1049 posts, RR: 2
Reply 2, posted (1 year 9 months 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 2351 times:

http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt198/propjetelectra/727GoldenJet.jpg

Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21498 posts, RR: 24
Reply 3, posted (1 year 9 months 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 2308 times:

Another photo on the flight line at BFI before delivery (from Reply 25 in this March 2010 thread):
Braniff's (cancelled) Green 747-127? (by Tango-Bravo Mar 25 2010 in Civil Aviation)

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k276/AA757Lover/N2472.jpg

swabrian From United States of America, joined Nov 2007, 299 posts, RR: 2
Reply 4, posted (1 year 9 months 4 days ago) and read 2001 times:

dtw9 and viscount724 absolutely beautiful prints thanks for sharing

727LOVER From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 5723 posts, RR: 20
Reply 5, posted (1 year 9 months 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 1724 times:

Exactly year was meatball livery introduced?

I ate the bones!...... I ate the bones!!!!!

IAHFLYR From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 4723 posts, RR: 25
Reply 6, posted (1 year 9 months 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 1686 times:

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IIRC, I read somewhere a couple of years ago the "Black Meatball" was introduced in 1968 or early 1969.

Quoting swabrian (Reply 4):
dtw9 and viscount724 absolutely beautiful prints thanks for sharing

Yep, outstanding shots.

Any views shared are strictly my own and do not a represent those of any former employer.

727LOVER From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 5723 posts, RR: 20
Reply 7, posted (1 year 9 months 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1516 times:

Quoting IAHFLYR (Reply 6):

I asked because I was curious if any -200 wore golden jet livery.

I ate the bones!...... I ate the bones!!!!!

Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21498 posts, RR: 24
Reply 8, posted (1 year 9 months 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1502 times:

Quoting 727LOVER (Reply 7):
Quoting IAHFLYR (Reply 6):

I asked because I was curious if any -200 wore golden jet livery.

These photos, dated March and May 1968, are the oldest in the database with the meatball livery.

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So it appears the new livery had alredy been introduced when CO's first 727-200 (photo below) was delivered May 21, 1968.

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swabrian From United States of America, joined Nov 2007, 299 posts, RR: 2
Reply 9, posted (1 year 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 1122 times:

Quoting 727LOVER (Reply 5):
Exactly year was meatball livery introduced?

It was either 1967 or 1968. It was on the cover of Aviation Week. The first aircraft in the new livery was a 727-100.

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