Tragic Story of LANSA Peru L-188 Lockheed Electra | Model Moment with Henry Tenby

[@valujet]

What a cool history of that model. Thanks Henry!

[@JetFlix]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@schneegeist]

When I was a kid in September 1967 we were on KLM L-188 PH-LLB "Venus" BRU to STR, and were struck by lightning. Very large bang, and the cabin crew was totally freaked out.

[@JetFlix]

That must’ve been very frightening and it must’ve been a vivid experience given that you remember it so well so many decades later.

[@johnhboden48]

Great content. My first " Model Moment". Of interest to me, because starting in the 70`s I travelled a lot between Canada and S America.

[@JetFlix]

I’m so glad you enjoyed this installment of Model Moment. I’ve been producing these for a few years now and sometimes I go quiet for a bit but now I’m back. It’s a mood thing for me.

[@johnhboden48]

@@JetFlix About 1980 my travel agent talked me into flying Braniff LIM-YYZ with 3 or 4 station stops. The equipment had the "Flying Colours" livery

[@idahoairplanes1235]

The Vickers VC-10 to your right caught my eye. My first international flight was on a BOAC VC-10. They served duck for dinner in coach. Those were the days.

[@cheezitdreamliner]

LANSA had 2 incidents with a sole survivor! The other incident was LANSA 502 with the copilot surviving

[@rkttime]

The lone survivor, Juliane Koepcke, wrote a book titled I Fell From The Sky about her ordeal. Well worth tracking down a copy and reading.

[@JetFlix]

Thank you so much for adding this important information to the video.

[@bill2066]

I asked previously, but never received a response. WAs wondering if you could send me a link to the companies that you get your models from? Thanks In advance. ..one of your subscribers.

[@JetFlix]

I’ve been collecting professional airline models for over 40 years. There is no one link to the source where I get them. I buy models from other collectors. I trade models with other collectors. I attend numerous aviation collectible shows in Europe and North America on an ongoing basis where I acquire models. Sometimes I find them on craigslist or Kijiji or eBay, plus I operate the aircraftdisplaymodels.com website which is also a source for contacts and models. So all of these outreaches in combination provide me with an ongoing network to buy, sell and trade professional aircraft display models. I hope this gives you some insight into how one spends a lifetime building such a collection.

[@ivoryjohnson4662]

No disrespect intended; would it be best to wear collector gloves to protect the finish when you touch the models

[@JetFlix]

Yes, indeed that’s a good idea. I could wear the rubber gloves. They just wouldn’t look so good for the videos but it’s something I’ll consider. I always appreciate suggestions. Thank you so much.