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Kalitta Charters II retires last Boeing 727
April 5th, 2024, marks a sad day for old jet and aviation lovers as Michigan based Kalitta Charters II has retired its final Boeing 727 freighter. N729CK sn 22982 was a Boeing 727-264 built in May 1982. The almost 42 year old aircraft was the last operating 727 in Kalitta’s fleet. The aircraft was ferried from the companys headquarters at Willow Run, KYIP to its maintenance and storage facility in Oscoda, KOSC. The short 39 minute flight operated as KII729 or dragster 729. Prior to its… (www.youtube.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Back in the 70's I was a Flight Attendant with Continental Airlines. The 727-200 was a very cool looking airplane; Continental interiors on the727-200 were beautiful and passengers loved flying with CO. As a crew member, the 727-200 was a very comfortable airplane to work.
My first experience on a jet was a United 727 to Chicago in the 70's. My father was a Million Miler on United for business travel
They used to bring in one of these 727s for us to skydive out of in Quincy, IL. in the 90s. During the World Freefall Convention in Quincy, it would take several loads of close to 200 jumpers to 13,000 feet and let us run off the back stair exit. They had the stairs covered with plywood to make it a ramp. What a blast! One year I remember waking up in my tent on the end of the runway, got out to stretch just when the jet was arriving and did a low pass over the airport. Probably 500 ft or so. That was a rush and of course it woke everyone up at near sunrise. This was the airplane that DB Cooper jumped out of and some of the skydivers would dress up like him with briefcases and money bags for the jump. LOL Those were some awesome days.
Noisy beautiful birds.
Depends on your prospective.. to some it is Music!
Flew many a 727 in the 80's, particularly on Lufthansa. I did fly to Keflavik Iceland on an Icelandair 727 Combi-freighter once. My most enjoyable Lufthansa experiences was on the 727 named after my hometown of Heidelberg. It was first put into service on June 17, 1974. I flew on it three times from 1986-1988.