Air Canada Boeing 747 233B C-GAGA is seen here in original livery, taxiing for a 28L departure at London Heathrow.

The Boeing Collection
From a collection of some 500 Boeing slides that I've had scanned from my archives. Hope they will provide some enjoyment and nostalgia from a bygone age.

Air Canada Boeing 747 233B C-GAGA is seen here in original livery, taxiing for a 28L departure at London Heathrow. A Lufthansa Boeing 727 lurks behind in the queue. According to my log book, the aircraft was operating flight AC857.

I have to say I was not a huge fan of the Air Canada 747s as they were so regular at Heathrow. Without trying to offend anyone :) they were in that category of 'slightly boring' 747s that I would have included with the 747s of Air India, PIA, TWA, Pan Am, British Airways to name but a few. However, now in 2020, I MISS THEM ALL :) I captured this one for posterity as it was in the original livery, with that black 'bib', which I rather liked.

C-GAGA c/n 20977 Boeing 747-233B - was delivered new to Air Canada in March 1975, one of five that Air Canada flew in the 1970s along with C-FTOA-E. The aircraft flew almost its entire life with the airline, for over twenty years, with just a couple of leases out to Air National in 1983, and to Garuda Indonesia in 1993. In 1999 the aircraft was flown to Marana, Arizona for long-term storage, and was finally broken up around 2013.

Taken with a Soviet made Zenith E camera and 300mm lens. From an original slide, scanned and unrestored.

You can see a random selection of my aviation memories here: www.flickriver.com/photos/heathrowjunkie/random/

Taken in: UK / England / Hillingdon / Heathrow (show map)

Taken on: July 27, 1980

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