United Jet Mainliner Flight 803: An Early "Jet-Age" Trip Down Memory Lane
I saw this on another forum and felt it was worth sharing. During the era when this film was made flying was a special treat and it was a lot of fun to take this United "flight" down memory lane. This is a pretty long video but it's a great way to kill a half hour if you're a fan of aviation history, specifically the early jet age. My first flight on a commercial airliner was an Air France 747 in the late 60s en-route to Algiers via Paris. The 747 was really new and it was pretty exciting for an 8 year old. The Paris - Algiers leg was on a Sud Aviation Caravelle. Yes, we dressed in suits and ties back then for a flight.
The last time I was on a DC-8 was 1980 when I flew, courtesy of the USAF, from Travis AFB - Anchorage - Yokota AB. It wasn't quite as luxurious as the flight accommodations in the film!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaUT8...are_video_user
