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En route from Los Angeles to London, TWA Flight 760 diverted to Prestwick and is seen awaiting weather improvement at Heathrow.

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N93119 - Boeing 747-131 - Trans World Airlines (TWA)

On July 17, 1996 this aircraft exploded in mid air shortly after departure from JFK and crashed into the sea near Long Island, operating flight TW800 to CDG

Marc Lehmann N93119
11,767 11 0 Boeing 747-131
N93119 - Douglas DC-6B - Western Airlines

Jon Proctor N93119
6,588 2 0 Douglas DC-6B
N93119 - Boeing 747-131 - Trans World Airlines (TWA)

After the loss of TWA Flight 800, recovered pieces of the upper deck section of N93119 revealed 10 windows instead of 3; some wondered how this could be

Jon Proctor N93119
30,495 12 0 Boeing 747-131

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N757AF - Boeing 757-2J4 - Private

Lonely Neutrino N757AF
94 0 0 Boeing 757-2J4
HB-FQU - Pilatus PC-12 NGX - Pilatus Aircraft

Landing Rwy 30 for a fuel stop on its delivery flight across the pond

Ian Howat HB-FQU
193 2 0 Pilatus PC-12 NGX
58-0015 - Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Lonely Neutrino 58-0015
234 0 0 Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker

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VH-XZP - Boeing 737-838 - Qantas

During rollout ceremony

Jon Proctor VH-XZP
15,393 8 0 Boeing 737-838
B-2487 - Boeing 747-89L - Air China

Jon Proctor B-2487
21,045 11 0 Boeing 747-89L
N88818 - Douglas DC-4 - Delta Air Lines

Delta only owned this airplane between April 1948 and January 1949

Jon Proctor N88818
20,994 17 0 Douglas DC-4

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N93119

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Oct 30, 1973

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En route from Los Angeles to London, TWA Flight 760 diverted to Prestwick and is seen awaiting weather improvement at Heathrow.

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N93119 - Boeing 747-131 - Trans World Airlines (TWA)

On July 17, 1996 this aircraft exploded in mid air shortly after departure from JFK and crashed into the sea near Long Island, operating flight TW800 to CDG

Marc Lehmann N93119
11,767 11 0 Boeing 747-131
N93119 - Douglas DC-6B - Western Airlines

Jon Proctor N93119
6,588 2 0 Douglas DC-6B
N93119 - Boeing 747-131 - Trans World Airlines (TWA)

After the loss of TWA Flight 800, recovered pieces of the upper deck section of N93119 revealed 10 windows instead of 3; some wondered how this could be

Jon Proctor N93119
30,495 12 0 Boeing 747-131
N757AF - Boeing 757-2J4 - Private

Lonely Neutrino N757AF
94 0 0 Boeing 757-2J4
HB-FQU - Pilatus PC-12 NGX - Pilatus Aircraft

Landing Rwy 30 for a fuel stop on its delivery flight across the pond

Ian Howat HB-FQU
193 2 0 Pilatus PC-12 NGX
58-0015 - Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Lonely Neutrino 58-0015
234 0 0 Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
VH-XZP - Boeing 737-838 - Qantas

During rollout ceremony

Jon Proctor VH-XZP
15,393 8 0 Boeing 737-838
B-2487 - Boeing 747-89L - Air China

Jon Proctor B-2487
21,045 11 0 Boeing 747-89L
N88818 - Douglas DC-4 - Delta Air Lines

Delta only owned this airplane between April 1948 and January 1949

Jon Proctor N88818
20,994 17 0 Douglas DC-4
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Dan

Hi, great capture. Even though this picture is so old, the clarity and color makes it seem almost modern. I just realized this is TWA flight 800.