Pan Am Boeing 747-121 N741PA Clipper Sparking Wave London Heathrow ✈ Los Angeles 1986

[@PanAmKim]

Hearing "on behalf of Pan Am" made me smile.

[@kenfrank2730]

I was an avionics tech at LAX and worked on this plane many times. Brings back good memories.

[@Captain_Aubie]

In flight movie is "Top Gun" on the projector screen..classic.

[@garryb131]

Absolutely Classic! Pan Am were quite simply, "The Best." I always found they flew where I needed to go and when I needed to go. The international cabin crew were a class above all other airlines....such a loss to the world of aviation and we should never forget what the world of aviation owes to Juan Trippe and his Pan Am.

[@cirvine11]

This is easily one of the best onboard videos of a Pan Am 747 from the 1980’s era. Thank you so much for posting this. I believe I flew on this aircraft in late 1980 from Heathrow to Kennedy when I was a child.

[@TheKingTubby1]

what a classic - a great way to remember those slow slumbering rotations and sluggish climbs over Staines on the old classic 100's

[@benschaeffer8102]

Flew Pan Am from LHR-LAX back in 1985 to attend funeral services and the wake of my 13-year old cousin who'd been killed in the Delta 191 crash at DFW. SADDEST & MOST NERVE-WRACKING flight of my life. And I was only 12. 😭

[@jimrestaino7763]

Clipper Sparking Wave N741 PA - 121, construction number 19648 was delivered to PanAm on 2-28-70, as the 12th AC. off the production line. As of May 1989 she had 76,880.63 flight hours, and 17918 take offs and landings or (cycles). Because of her high use and not having a side cargo door , she probably was broken up in the early 90's as were other PanAm first generation 747-121AC.

[@auditocanarsie7355]

Thank you for all the info. Where did you get all of the details. I am looking for information about Pan Am 73, another Pan Am Boeing 747-121.

[@DennisTISAC]

N741PA was in NYC at the overhaul ctr in June until August 1989 being re fitted with replacement skins and other structural work. We had quite a time with totally eaten frames from toilet waste water that turned them into powdered junk. The jet was finished in August and lived until the mid 90s when it got scrapped at Marana AZ

[@jimrestaino7763]

@@auditocanarsie7355I worked at Pan Am from December 1986 till it’s demise in December 1991 at the Jet Center JFK in the landing gear and engine machine shop and was supplied with the information from one of the engineers.

[@kenfrank2730]

Hello, I also worked for Pan Am as an avionics tech at LAX, from 1987 to 1991. It was a great job and I wish it had lasted longer.

[@enriquemarquezlopez3028]

This video is pure gold

[@sacredandthepropane]

Legendary aircraft. Great video. Thanks for uploading

[@AquitaineKing]

Thanks Paul. Love these Retro Flying Memories. Those old JT9D Engines sure sound a LOT Quieter than I remember.

[@mmarovitch]

Thanks for posting this. I remeber riding on that plane from HNL - LAX around that time.

[@stang8160]

A nice video. It brings back lots of fond memories. My first transatlantic flight was in '83, JFK-LHR on TWA. Wished it could have been on Pan Am, but still a wonderful experience. Empty seats, smoking sections (thank God that's gone); things have certainly changed 😎

[@narangi108]

Fantastic! Thank you for posting. I love hearing all of the announcements, especially the Worldpass one. I remember when they had a special menu for Worldpass members that you could order in advance. I used to get the "seafood meal".

[@Ben-xe8ps]

Special meals could be requested by any passenger on all airlines for dietary or religious reasons. A seafood meal was one of the standard options along with various types of vegetarian meals, kosher meals etc

[@andrealuvshouse]

Aahh, the days of “smoking sections”, when it didn’t matter where the cigarettes were. The whole plane stunk to high heaven of cigarettes.

[@ekop1778]

NAME OF THE MOVIE PLAYING I SEE NAVY

[@Dchicuy14]

finaly pan am trip report

[@bentleybrabec]

1:44 nice catering it would take a lot of food for such a long jet

[@yohanmaduranga]

Legendary trip reports

[@nickp2133]

Its honestly amazing that airlines back then were advertising Hotels and car rentals for miles. I thought that was a new age thing.

[@Its_Not_Drake]

This is gold

[@sashamellon822]

It’s hard to beleive thst cigarette smoking was permitted on aeroplanes! I remember as a child flying on one of these and desolately needed to go to the toilet but they were full. My dad snuck me into business class . I was amazed at the free plastic Combes razor blades, and toothpaste, brushes etc . I picked up a comb for myself , I was about 7 years old I didn’t actually realise you weren’t allowed to take one I just knew we weren’t supposed to go in the toilet . It was a different world. Pan am was the most iconic airline of the time. It’s unbelievable that just a few years later it would go bust.

[@johannesbols57]

A blast from the past! The smoking announcements are certainly vintage. 7:34 you see Windsor Castle clearly. On final approach I thought you stopped at JFK because the land was so unpopulated. Then I saw the restaurant at LAX and I realized how built up the Los Angeles area is since 38 years!

[@markomar-b3d]

BOY I REALLY DO MIS PAN AM,THE BEST AIRLINE IN THE WORLD. IWISH THEY WERE BACK,I USE TOO WORK FOR THEM IN SAN FRANCISCO

[@kenfrank2730]

I worked for Pan Am at LAX, as an avionics tech.

[@markomar-b3d]

@@kenfrank2730 ken are you retired if so hope all is well. Great to know a fellow pa am mech. happy holidays and a great 2025. mark san francisco.

[@grudeman]

Wow absolutely incredible nostalgic video, I hope you and your family are doing well today 👍

[@Andrew-sv6zq]

I miss Pan Am. I didn't realize that you could earn miles as far back as 1986. I thought that concept came out later on.

[@Qataria-764]

that's so awesome!!!!! great video. Thanks for posting Paul. Can you get it digitally remastered ??? it would really give it a kick, so to speak, but even without, its fabz!!!

[@BlueDeepSeas]

Thank you. When the current situation improves I'll see whats possible.

[@davepage1151]

Delivered to Pan Am as N741PA in 1970. To GATX/Airlog in 1990 and converted to a freighter. Reregistered as N494GX and back to N740PA in 1992. To Polar Air Cargo as N741SJ in 1993, Reregistered as N831FT in 1995. Withdrawn from use at Mobile, AL in 1996 and later scrapped.

[@ROCKDUM]

Super interesting video! I was wondering if it would be possible for you to grant the permission for me to use a couple short clips of this video for a video I am making? Is there any good way to contact you?

[@PanAmguy-np7et]

N741PA was the 17th 747 ever built

[@Darkvoid55]

Juan T. Trip’s story was very sad. As it was the second 747 built by boeing and was the first ever 747 of Pan am.

[@jjouney]

Interestingly, you landed runway 7R at LAX. Reverse ops are kinda rare during daytime.

[@mightybedbugs]

I hate how when you search for Pan Am videos in KZbin you don't hardly find shit. But then a week later videos like this pop up. Why don't these come up in initial searches?

[@Monkofthecaribbean]

Because KZbin's search engine sucks.

[@Thetopgamer45]

Pan Am has been forgotten since 1992 people now focus on Delta and American airlines

[@terrygolden7726]

Reminds me trying to fly to jfk from lax where mike gross ( dad from family ties) and a Russian dipolmat where fighting over last avail 1st class seat.

[@peterfinn6098]

I bet the food service was also very good back then

[@johnreff5053]

very cool

[@aviationlba747]

Excellent footage! However just a small correction, N741PA was named ‘Clipper Sparking Wave’, not ‘Sparkling’.

[@BlueDeepSeas]

Thank you for letting me know. Hope to upload a video of a TWA 747 flight soon. P

[@aviationlba747]

@@BlueDeepSeas I’ll be sure to check it out!

[@anguscovoflyer95]

ahhhh i can see Top Gun 9:14!!! GREAT BALLS OF FIRE!!!!

[@zawarudo2718]

Butter

[@rtcp2020]

Butter

[@astardustparade]

Butter

[@derenevin6900]

Wonderfully done although i do have a question about it not being pan am, what did you mean by that? Other than that very well done

[@Gameflyer001]

Neat!

[@Gamerboybry7386]

The thumbnail 😂

[@brandercolque6946]

What Month and Date was it in 1986?

[@agimackenzie2361]

Why dose the plane fly so low

[@L1011Lover]

Departures our of airports as busy as London/Heathrow with it's busy and often congested airspace usually requires to climb out in stages, once the flights have cleared the congested airspace within a certain area of the airport they climb to their cruising altitude. You can notice that at other busy airports as well, JFK being another good example

[@jsmr451]

Its heavy! Being the -100, I'm guessing it had the -7A motors fitted by then rather then the -3A's. Even so, the performance wasn't great especially on such a long leg.

[@banchnotok]

Smoking rows 😂

[@dutchy1176]

The smoke only stays in those rows...

[@biggils8894]

@@dutchy1176 Actually the smoke only reached no more than 2 rows beyond the smoking section.

[@antwilliams2253]

Was not that long ago, but find it crazy how you could smoke cigarettes on a plane!

[@BroadwayLTDProductions]

To think now these cheap airlines fly 757’s overseas now. I hate ETOPS.

[@user-ob7ix6uz6t]

ENGINES TURN OR PEOPLE SWIM!!!!!! 😰🛬🗻

[@kenfrank2730]

@@user-ob7ix6uz6t I was going to say that. You beat me to it.