visit during exercise REFORGER 1987 (REturn FORces to Germany)

The Oldest 747 I have seen, first flight February 18th 1970. Deliverd as teh 1st 747 to Lufthansa as D-ABYA February 18th 1970.. November 29th 1978 N610BN Braniff. October 1981 N480GX rr. Leased to VIASA July 1982 and to ONA MAy 1993 May 1984 N780T Transamerica. November 1985 N603FF Tower Air Tower Air was in fact the airlines that used this 747 for the longest period.. we were so srupized to see 747s at FBU, and this one is seen taxing for rwy 24 dparture, vai another ariport back to JFK due to the short rwy at FBU.

awaiting take-off clearance on runway 16 for the flight back to the US - ex Lufthansa D-ABYA and N610BN with Braniff, built in 1970. Broken up 2001

The second 'Big Orange' pushing back from the central pier. A very early build 747. Delivered to Lufthansa as D-ABYA on 10 Mar 1970. To Braniff on 29 Nov 1978 as N610BN. To GATX Leasing as N480GX on 12 Jul 1982. To Transamerica as N780T on 01 Jun 1984 then Tower Air as N603FF on 05 Dec 1985. WFU and stored at JFK Mar 2001 and broken up Aug 2001. Also in shot is a Spantax Convair 990 Coronado EC-CNJ, 3 Dan Air Comets, a BIA 1-11 and a Scimitar Air Cargo 707 freighter.

Short term lease to Air New Zealand.

Ex-N780T, N480GX, N610BN, D-ABYA, N1800B. Scrapped 2001 at JFK.

Note the preserved Concorde, F-WTSA, in the background.

D-ABYA was with Lufthansa from March 1970 until sold to Braniff in November 1978 as N610BN.