People Excited To See Something New

[Aharon]

Shalom and greetings all my pals,

I do not know if any of you have ever seen this photo before. However in case any of you do not, here is amazing photo showing very very excited people at the airport to catch glimpse of exciting sight of brand new DC-10 making debut arrival or appearance for first time at Rarotonga airport. Do not know specific date for that. Take look at so many people being excited to see that plane!!! Sure hope that the airport roof did not collapse from too many people standing there!



Regards,

Aharon

[Splitpin]

Great find Aharon

[SA227]

I will do some research but I suspect my father travelled on that flight just to do the loadsheet for the return journey. He did a number of those trips. That would date it prior to the end of 1978.

The whole island turned out the first time a B747-200 operated in daylight as well.

Somewhere I have photos of the first time 2 DC10's were on the ground at the same time.

The Lockwood homes right behind the tail were the Air NZ expat staff compound. We lived in the bottom right one just forward of the number 2 engine from 1979 to 1984.....great times.

Thanks for the memories

[SUBS17]

DC10 is an awesome aircraft, I was surprised when I first saw one.

[Aharon]

Great find Aharon

Thanks, Splitpin!!

I suspect my father travelled on that flight just to do the loadsheet for the return journey. He did a number of those trips. That would date it prior to the end of 1978.

That is awesome fact!

Somewhere I have photos of the first time 2 DC10's were on the ground at the same time.

Would appreciate seeing that, please

The Lockwood homes right behind the tail were the Air NZ expat staff compound. We lived in the bottom right one just forward of the number 2 engine from 1979 to 1984.....great times.

That is amazing fact!! Since you said the operative word we, I take it you were also Air New Zealand crew member????

I wonder if FSX default or payware/freeware add on scenery has those same houses?

Regards,

Aharon

[SA227]

That is amazing fact!! Since you said the operative word we, I take it you were also Air New Zealand crew member????

Sort of. By we I meant the family.

My father started in NAC in 1958, moved to Air NZ mark 1 in 1970. He ended up doing 42 years with the company in various roles including being a manager in Pago Pago and Rarotonga. At the time the photo would have been taken he was a load control supervisor at Auckland International.

I did 10 years with the company on the ground, so did my sister and my mother was a flight attendant with NAC on DC3's, F27's and Viscounts. It's in the blood

[deeknow]

cool find, jeeze I bet that big ole bird landing in Raro made a pretty impressive sight for the locals

[Naki]

One of my ealiest airliner (apart from some Friendship flights) memories was flying to Fiji in a DC-8 (including time in the cockpit) and return in the big 10