Negative from FNG Archive. While operating a cargo flight from Frankfurt to Stuttgart in poor weather fog persisted at the destination in combination with partly unservicable approach lights and an unreliable glide slope. Letting down below minima the aircraft struck ground shortly before and north of the threshold tearing off the complete undercarriage and #3 engine. Surprisingly a go around could be initiated and the flight was diverted to Nuremberg were a belly landing was carried out on the foamed runway. Subsequently scrapped. Note escape rope from cockpit window and feathered #2 engine.

The first S-42 returning from its maiden trip to Buenos Aires. Photo by: Gleason Waite Romer / Miami-Dade Public Library

This European-based 737 had seen previous service with PSA, Pacific Western, and Bahamasair.

Clipper Orlando at Orlando

Photo : via G.Bouma

Delivered to Pan Am as N540PA in 1979. To United as N149UA in 1986 then to the Brunei Goverment as V8-JBB in 1995. Reregistered as V8-JPI then V8-ACI and converted to VIP configuration in 1996. To the Bahrain Government as A9C-HHH in 1999. Reregistered as A9C-HMH in 2002. To Las Vegas Sands as VQ-BMS in 2008. Damaged beyond repair by a hurricane while on maintenance at Lake Charles-Chennault in 2020.

"Clipper Flying Eagle" was retired by PanAm in 1985 after less than five years service, and when photographed had been in storage with Marshalls at Cambridge for many months awaiting rework for its next operator, the RAF, with whom it became TriStar C.2 ZE706.

Unnamed. My other 1987 photo shows this aircraft after naming.

Operated from new in May 1961 until 1971 when it was sold to Lloyd International as G-AYRZ. After several more changes of ownership it ended up as TY-BBW with the Benin Government and was scrapped at Ostend (EBOS) in 1997.

Built in 1959 and flew with Pan Am until sale to United in 1968 as N8243U. Converted to freighter in 1977 and scrapped at Miami (KMIA) in 1985. Notice the marshaler waving him into a 180 degree turn in front of the terminal. My dream job when I was a schoolboy.

Built and delivered to PanAm in February 1970. Converted to freighter in 1991 for Southern Air Transport. Ended with Polar Air Cargo until its retirement in 1996.

Became N356QS in November 1983