The Boeing 707 caught fire following a rejected take off on runway 25 at Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Rome at 13:09 GMT [1] on a flight to Athens International Airport, Greece on November 23, 1964, killing 49 of the 74 people on board.

2016年5月31日 · We’ve seen Boeing’s incomparable 707-300 “Intercontinental,” the first jet airliner to connect all seven continents. TWA was the second U.S. airline to fly the 707-300, but before these great airliners entered service, that airline inaugurated Boeing 707 service in the U.S. with the very first iteration of the exciting new jet.

The TWA Boeing 707 and the Eastern Air Lines Constellation approached the Carmel VORTAC at the same time. As the Constellation emerged from a cloud puff, First Officer Roger I. Holt Jr. saw the Boeing in his right side window at the 2 o'clock position.

On September 8, 1974, a Boeing 707-331B (registered N8734 [1]) operating as TWA Flight 841 from Tel Aviv to New York City via Athens and Rome crashed into the Ionian Sea, killing all aboard. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the plane had been destroyed by a bomb hidden in the cargo hold.

2023年7月15日 · Here we crank it back a ways with the TWA 707's livery history. TWA got their first 707 in January 1959, inaugurating service just two months later. N731TW was the first airframe for TWA, a 707-131. In November, TWA got their first 707-300; N761TW. Note the SuperJet titles at the rear of the aircraft just behind the red cheatline.

TWA dubbed the new jet service “Star Stream” and even gave it its own set of standards in luxury jet travel. The 707 was widely known in aircraft circles as one of the most versatile jets used in commercial passenger service. Pilots who flew the four engine, 189-seat-liner knew she could take a beating and still be airworthy.

TWA flight 800, a Boeing 707-300, crashed during takeoff from Roma-Fiumicino Airport, Italy, killing 50 occupants; 23 survived the accident. The Boeing 707 started its takeoff run on run...

The Boeing 707 is an American, long-range, narrow-body airliner, the first jetliner developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype first flown in 1954, the initial 707-120 first flew on December 20, 1957. Pan Am began regular 707 service on October 26, 1958.

2018年6月18日 · Film from my personal collection. RARE children's educational film, which features lots of nice footage shot at IAD in 1970, including multiple scenes of a TWA B-707 being prepared for a trip!

8 September 1974, TWA 707, over Ionian Sea near Greece: Crew reported trouble with one engine. Aircraft then entered a steep climb followed by a steep nose down spin before it crashed in the sea. All nine crew members and 79 passengers were killed. The NTSB later determined that a high explosive was detonated in the aft cargo compartment.