glidepath73 From Germany, joined Mar 2005, 1018 posts, RR: 50 Posted (1 year 8 months 4 hours ago) and read 3444 times:
Hello all,
found an old Super-8 movie done by my father, back in winter 1982. It features some nice crosswind landings of a Garuda 747-100 and Swissair DC-10.
A few views from the visitor terrace on Dock-B show us: No Dock-A and -E have been built back then. Just stunning!
Check even out some other surprises in this little film...
ZRH From Switzerland, joined Nov 1999, 5540 posts, RR: 40 Reply 2, posted (1 year 8 months 1 hour ago) and read 3153 times:
So cool. I am getting nostalgic. I saw all these birds live at ZRH, but almost can't remember anymore when there was no Dock A. When I was boy I even was on the old terrace in front of the Terminal (later T A), when the Dock B and Terminal B did not yet existe. Then they parked the two SR 747 on the apron and the passengers had to climb the stairs. Thanks for posting Patrick.
Quoting ZRH (Reply 2): When I was boy I even was on the old terrace in front of the Terminal (later T A), when the Dock B and Terminal B did not yet existe. Then they parked the two SR 747 on the apron and the passengers had to climb the stairs.
I was getting nostalgic as well. This movie has been sleeping for so many years. It was just emotional touching to see this film after such a long time.
Did you notice on the tarmac one of the new SWR MD-80s in the "Schockistängeli" livery? Or was it a DC-9-50?
LONGisland89 From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 634 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (1 year 7 months 4 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 2895 times:
What a nice video of good ole' Flughafen Züri. I sure would have loved to see all those SR birds in action. Thanks for sharing Patrick!
N14AZ From Germany, joined Feb 2007, 2314 posts, RR: 25 Reply 5, posted (1 year 7 months 4 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 2851 times:
Nice movie. Can anybody identify the DC 3 at 4:00 and the Caravelle at 4:55? Furthermore there is a B 707 at 4:15. First I thought it was a Tropical Airways B 707 but 1982 is too early for this bird. Could be one of the Israeli carriers, which you could see reguarly at that time: El Al, Arkia, Maof, Sun d'Or, maybe in mixed colours.
MEA-707 From Netherlands, joined Nov 1999, 4117 posts, RR: 37 Reply 7, posted (1 year 7 months 4 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 2705 times:
Quoting N14AZ (Reply 5): Can anybody identify the DC 3 at 4:00 and the Caravelle at 4:55? Furthermore there is a B 707 at 4:15. First I thought it was a Tropical Airways B 707 but 1982 is too early for this bird. Could be one of the Israeli carriers, which you could see reguarly at that time: El Al, Arkia, Maof, Sun d'Or, maybe in mixed colours.
The 707 is definitely one in full El Al colours, it's seen closer later in the movie. Arkia also operated some El Al 707s at the time, but then they overpainted the Israeli flag a bit with an all blue tail, but here you can see the flag so it's El Al itself.
I had first presumed the Caravelle is CTA, the only Zurich based Caravelle operator at the time, but then it should have the Swiss flag on the tail more clearly to see. It looks a bit like Transeuropa, a Spanish charter
glidepath73 From Germany, joined Mar 2005, 1018 posts, RR: 50 Reply 8, posted (1 year 7 months 4 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 2407 times:
Do you guys wanna know the story behind the SWR 747-100 taking off in the movie?
My grandparents flew on this bird via Geneva to New York. Or better said: There was an attempt to do this.
While on approach to Geneva, one engine sucked a bird or two in one of the engines. So they landed safely but couldn't go on to New York.
An quickly prepared DC-10 which came back from an African flight to Geneva was flying the pax then back to ZRH, where a second DC-10 was prepared for a direct long haul flight to New York. At the end, my grandparents arrived in New York 7 hours late.
We live below the glidepath RWY-14 in Germany and see all the birds on the approach to ZRH. So we saw in deed this DC-10 coming from Geneva with my Grandparents in it, but having no idea about all this, thinking rather the grandparents are already over the pond on the way to NY...
Funny!
SASMD82 From Netherlands, joined Mar 2007, 549 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (1 year 7 months 4 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 2154 times:
Horrible quality. Anyway, of course did not have cameras as we have today so then it is all fine.
The content is great!! Only noisy planes!! We've seen B747B (-200 not -100), DC-10, 707s (wasn't this a Kuwait 707-300?), 727, Bac1-11. I wish AMS could become such an airport for one day! (Wishful thinking....)
Anyway, I think this video is a 8/10
ZRH From Switzerland, joined Nov 1999, 5540 posts, RR: 40 Reply 12, posted (1 year 7 months 4 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 1822 times:
Quoting glidepath73 (Reply 11): I thought always SWR was one of the launch customers for the 747-100. 747-B -as we can see on the rudder- means then series -200?
I am not sure but I think the -100 was only built in very few numbers. Only the first 747 probably for the launch airlines like PanAm. Soon they sold only -200s.
N14AZ From Germany, joined Feb 2007, 2314 posts, RR: 25 Reply 13, posted (1 year 7 months 4 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 1805 times:
Quoting MEA-707 (Reply 7): The 707 is definitely one in full El Al colours, it's seen closer later in the movie. Arkia also operated some El Al 707s at the time, but then they overpainted the Israeli flag a bit with an all blue tail, but here you can see the flag so it's El Al itself.
Thanks for your answer. Your user-name is programme (German saying, don't know if you can use it that way in English). Arent't you the operator of the B 707 production list (well, with focus not on production but on tracking the few 707s still flying...)?
Quoting jetlag73 (Reply 6): What's the name of that music you used ?
Sounds very 1982-like. First I thought it something like Ultravox (the intro of Vienna) but it isn't.
Quoting jetlag73 (Reply 6): By the way, I finally joined after a couple of years hanging around the site.
MEA-707 From Netherlands, joined Nov 1999, 4117 posts, RR: 37 Reply 18, posted (1 year 7 months 4 weeks 10 hours ago) and read 1515 times:
Quoting N14AZ (Reply 13): Thanks for your answer. Your user-name is programme (German saying, don't know if you can use it that way in English). Arent't you the operator of the B 707 production list (well, with focus not on production but on tracking the few 707s still flying...)?
Yes, I am doing airlinerlist.com aka planelist.net indeed thanks.
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mikesairways From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 635 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (1 year 7 months 4 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 1451 times:
Hi Glidepath,
How were you able to convert them? I was just recently handed a box of super-8's of family movies from way back before I was born and I need to convert them to DVD. Thanks
mike
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