Sabena - Atlantic Tram 15

Mobiles is a weekly show dedicated to the many different forms of transport, and more generally to "anything that rolls or moves".
In this weekly show "Atlantic Tram 15 " a portrait of Freddy Van Dijck, captain of a Boeing 747-129C for Sabena, and a look at his day-to-day work during a Brussels-New York flight -
broadcast 04/18/1982.
The first Boeng 747-129 (OO-SGA - msn 20401) airframe for Sabena was deliverd at Brussels on November 26 1970. The second B747-129, OO-SGB was deliverd on December, 4 1970.
It went operational/first commercial flight on January, 8 1971, BRU-NYC
The plane in question was a 747-129 Combi ( with cargo door on the main deck).
It was originally delivered as an 'ordinary' 747-129 ( full passenger, without the cargo door).
It was converted by Boeing at Everett to SCD (side cargo door) in the first months (jan/feb) of 1974
It was taken out of commercial service on March, 26 1993 after a flight from ORY-BRU, or was it on February, 28 1993 after a flight from New York, i'm not sure...
The airframe had a total of 17682 start and landings this resulted in 94794 flight time hours.
"Aunt Agatha" waited on Brussels tarmac for a potential buyer which was not found, a solution in form of being used as restaurant also failed as "not transportable" so demolition was the final fate.
The giant queen was scrapped at Zaventem on December, 3 1994 the demolition was completed by December, 13 1994

[@ragaglia]

Great footage, amazing images of a lost aircraft, a lost airline, a lost world.

[@Majk369]

5:14 shit that's so cool that the captain's flying with those on!

[@maespip]

Ik mis die tijd. Heb bij sabena nog gewerkt. Nadien bij sobelair.

[@Airships]

4:50 I have never heard V1 called long after the a/c is airborne. :)

[@SnaxDesAvions]

probably the sound wasn't synched to the images

[@mrpeel3239]

Great series. Nice to see a TWA Tri-Star, too! Was the crew hotel back in the day the old Statler/Penta?

[@maitrelouka5899]

Souvenirs Jeanine de maldere

[@francoisbette4138]

triste je suis ...

[@BelgaNews]

FRANCOIS BETTE moi aussi, j'ai volé beaucoup dans ce 747 vers Nyc

[@francoisbette4138]

nous le somme tous je pense

[@LudeauvieK]

Ferraillé en décembre 1993....😢

[@LudeauvieK]

Great sound engines full power PW JT9D kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHTUfqaLiqeYjac Euh 19 mètres c est la hauteur total de l avion donc empénnage

[@vetertee]

Le commandant, est-il encore en vie?

[@olivierjacmart1790]

Bonjour Non malheureusement, il est décédé il y’a 2 ans , c’était notre grand père

[@remylienard]

@@olivierjacmart1790 Haha je retombe sur cette video aujourd'hui.. Quelle époque quand meme.. Sacré papy!

[@olivierjacmart1790]

@remylienard , oui époque révolue , les as de l’aviation

[@baladinbaladin2549]

Quelle année cette vidéo?

[@bensoriano6319]

A mon avis, debut des annees 80.

[@LudeauvieK]

courrant 1982