This is a much photographed aircraft as it subsequently wore a special colour scheme for the St Louis Rams football team.

The photograph shows how close this airport is to the City.

Delivered 1.7.60, wfu at Kansas City April 1979 and broken up May 1982

Seen here holding short of Athens' r/w 33R, TWA operated this SP from new in 5.80 till sold to American as N602AA in 10.86. Another 6 years on she was withdrawn having accumulated 42908 hours and 6397 landings. Became A6-SMM with the UAE Govt and later P4-FSH from 11.04 with Ernest Angley Ministries/Star Triple Seven

Delivered to TWA (her only operator) on 1.5.69 and wfu at Davis Monthan in 6.84 for KC-135E spares, the airframe was subsequently broken up

Seen literally days before the infamous hijacking, this is the very aircraft which was seized by Hezbollah terrorists here at Athens for 17 days from 14.6.85 while operating TW847 to Rome. Wfu on 30.9.00 after performing TWA's last 727 revenue flight and ferried to Victorville with 63803 hours/42502 landings; b/u 5.02

Staring up, just after a pushback, there is a huge smoke cloud from the port engine.

Carried the American media during the visit to Australia of President Lyndon B Johnson.