i think it was a DL L-1011 ATL-MCO but i could be wrong
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April 13, 1992 (Friday the 13th with an ETOPS plane) I had always wanted to go to London so I scripmed and saved. American Airlines: I went IND-BNA-MIA (on two different 727's) and then MIA-LHR on a 767. I departed the UK 13 days later via Glasgow (open jawed trip, at same low cost as a same city RT) and flew GLA-ORD on a DC-10 and ORD-IND on a 727. Not really impressed with either widebody but going I had been in two 727's. That 767 (Coach) had so much more room . . . . I was very surprised. The DC10 was so-so, just another a/c . . . it had an extra aisle / more seats.
Knowing what I now - the L1011 is such a great plane - I should have tried to see if I could have found a 1011 flight (or a 742). ATA was flying them @ that time on Public charters but fares were actually higher than I paid.
If I went back to London, I'd fly IND-EWR-LHR and fly on CO and VS so I could do the 744 out and the A340 on the return.
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Never flown a widebody but hope to next summer on DL between ATL-MCO (764), MCO-ATL (772), and ATL-SFO (762). I just hope equipment will remain the same if I choose a flight for a specific a/c.
Hey TriStar-MiStar a sugguestion, if you were to come up with the free time and money and want to fly a 742 you could try Northwest's LAX-NRT route. Just one of the first options that came to mind. Hope you can fly the aircraft you mentioned before they are retired!
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My First Widebody Flight
I got quite a treat for a 4 year old!
I flew my first widebody flight (might have been 2nd though as i flew to Florida the year before, but too small to remember). Even at 4 years of age, I was surprised by my own self that I knew I was on a Tristar!!!! I flew from Calgary to Heathrow. I never liked it at all. But my most exciting one was the LHR-AUH-HKG flight on British Airways. Now they have the model available! Gotta get my hands on one! In 1:400 scale tooo! Yikes! Gotta have one!!!!!!!!!! It will be a good reminder of my first trip on a Jumbo!
I was thoroughly impressed for a 4 year old! I loved flying and it has been my passion since then! I fly to work a lot since I am a missionary.FLY COPA AIRLINES - Beauty that Graces the Skies of Latin America, Youngest Fleet in Latin America
Convenience from "Hub of the Americas" at Tocumen International Airport.
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April 1994 FRA-BOS (I was just 7 years old) with LH. Aircraft was an Airbus A340-200 D-AIBC. I can tell you the reg because I remebered the aircraft's name for all the years.
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