Neil's 747 Story
My fondest B747 moment and personal aviation enthusiast dream was viewing the original RA001 aircraft at “The Museum of Flight” Seattle and then joining the Boeing Factory Tour on 30th September 2018 Celebrating the “Queen of the Skies” 50th Anniversary…
Daniel's 747 Story
My one and only ever flight on a 747 was the last ever domestic flight for the Jumbo from Melbourne to Sydney on the 17th of February 2020. I am 40 years old and never had the chance to fly overseas so my time to fly at least once on the 747 had to be then…
Ivo's 747 Story
I last flew on the Queen, from Sydney to Santiago return last year July / Aug 2019…
Jeff's 747 Story
My very first experiences was going on holiday to New Zealand for my first ever overseas holiday…
Michelle's 747 Story
This photo was taken last July on a flight from Honolulu to Sydney with the best 747-400 crew ever. Always have and always will love the genuine friendly crew of Qantas…
Steve's 747 Story
I first flew on a Qantas 747 back in 1974. So it would have been likely a 100-200 series. We flew back from London to Sydney via Frankfurt, Bahrain, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore. I've travelled on virtually every version of the 747 since then…
Clifton's 747 Story
I remember flying from PER to SYD on a 747-300 in a record time of just over 3 hours…
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…
David's 747 Story
On 27th February 2020 I flew Melbourne to Sydney on QF400 which was operated by VH-OEH Hervey Bay 747. After we landed I was fortunate to be allowed into the flight deck…
Rod's 747 Story
During 1969 to 1972 I was employed by TVW Channel 7 in Perth as a cameraman. With the arrival of the first jumbo jet into Perth, Channel 7 sent our outside broadcast unit to record on tape the arrival…
Ken's 747 Story
My first QF 747 was in 1971 SYD-HNL on what I believe was the airline’s 5th 747-200. Since then I’ve flown in all models…
Alex's 747 Story
My love of aviation started from the age of 5, when my dad took me & my twin brother up in a light aircraft. Now today at the age of 50 I still get excited. And especially when I see a Qantas 747. Whether I'm in London or Los Angeles LAX, I know I'm home when I step on board …
Barry's 747 Story
I worked on the business case that went to the QF Board back in 2000. I still have a model B747-400ER presented to me by Boeing at the time and a painting of the three B747X aircraft on offer to QF in the same evaluation…
Marie's 747 Story
I started flying with Qantas in 1973 as Flight Hostess, becoming one of the first females to become a Senior Flight Attendant, I then became a Chief Flight Attendant…
Dan's 747 Story
When I was a young girl, my father took us to Sydney Airport to watch the first ‘Jumbo Jet’ land…