Phillip's 747 Story
I grew up under the flight path to Sydney's runway 16. I watched all the big planes on approach and dreamt of flying. In 1972, my parents took the family to Europe and I insisted we book on a 747 flight. It turned out to be on VH-EBA, City of Canberra. I asked if I could visit the cockpit and the Captain graciously gave me a tour while presenting me with my Junior V-Jet Club logbook and wings. Four years later I started work as an engineering apprentice and gained my first licence on the 747…
Greg's 747 Story
I’m a retired Qantas Engineer; trained by Qantas with 42 years service. I remember the 747 very well from the early model 238 (38 meaning Qantas’s Boeing customer number) then the 338 and the SP and of course the 438’s and the 438ER’s the last version to leave Qantas. I can remember when they Qantas sort to purchase the 747 with the company having an artist paint an impression of the size of the aircraft on the tarmac…
Ray's 747 Story
I was a QF Engineering LAME for 40 years. Initially in the Heavy Maintenance overhaul hangars then afterwards in Line Maintenance. I became intricately familiar with every B747 in the fleet over the years…