| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | N317PA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing 727 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing 727-100 (C-22) |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing 727-21 |
| C/n (msn): | 18995 / 221 |
| Operator Titles: | Pan American World Airways - Pan Am |
| Aircraft Name: | Clipper De Soto |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Not known |
| Country: | Not known |
| Photo Date: | 1966 |
| Photo from: | Andy Anderson Collection |
| Photo ID: | 570983 |
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The third 727 for Pan Am delivered new on the 19 January 1966 and then based in Germany (renamed Clipper Munchen). The aircraft crashed eleven months later on what had been an otherwise normal cargo flight in wintry conditions on15 November 1966 approaching Tegel Airport - but in the East German zone. The cause of the crash was not able to be determined as less than 50% of the aircraft wreckage was handed over by the East German authorities and did not include critical items such as flight recorders, instrumentation and many systems components. (Pan Am Photo) This photo was added on 11 May 2023, and has since been viewed 471 times. |