| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N4712U |
| Fleet number: | 8012 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing 747 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing 747-100 |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing 747-122 |
| C/n (msn): | 19757 / 67 |
| Operator Titles: | United Airlines |
| Aircraft Name: | The Original Eight |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Toronto - Lester B Pearson InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYYZ IATA: YYZ Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | April 1978 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 431433 |
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Delivered August 31, 1970, N7412U is named for the United's first stewardesses. The full name on the aircraft is "The Original Eight ; Ellen Church, Ellis Crawford, Inez Keller, Margaret Arnott, Cornelia Peterman, Harriet Fry, Jessie Carter, Alva Johnson". Sold in 1985 it was leased first to Pan American World Airways. Retired by Polar Air Cargo, the aircraft was used by Prestwick Airport to train firefighters until broken up in 2017. The nose section is preserved at North East Land Sea and Air Museums located on the site of the former RAF Usworth/Sunderland Airport. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 16 January 2022, and has since been viewed 597 times. |