| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-APFJ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing 707 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing 707-400 |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing 707-436 |
| C/n (msn): | 17711 / 163 |
| Operator Titles: | BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Sydney - Kingsford Smith InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YSSY IATA: SYD Local: YSSY Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 20 April 1968 |
| Photo by: | David Carter |
| Photo ID: | 42915 |
| Photo Comment |
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Photo taken from the balcony of the then control tower, now demolished. The background is the Sydney suburb of Tempe. In 1968 Tempe was best known for its tip, where household garbage was dumped in old clay pits. The seagull-attracting qualities of the Tempe Tip proved dangerously incompatible with the nearby airport and dumping was restricted to rubble from building sites. The forward fuselage of G-APFJ is now preserved at the Museum of Flight, East Fortune, Scotland. This photo is copyright © David Carter, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 16 February 2018, and has since been viewed 515 times. |