Arrow air LGW-TPA

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flyjay123
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Arrow air LGW-TPA

Mon Jun 25, 2018 4:15 pm

This was my first ever flight back in Jan 1983. What aircraft did Arrow use on this route back then, 707 or dc8?
I always believed my first aircraft was a 707, but maybe it was a DC8.
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Re: Arrow air LGW-TPA

Mon Jun 25, 2018 4:25 pm

I believe Arrow had at least one B707-347C. No idea if you were on that one or not/
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Re: Arrow air LGW-TPA

Mon Jun 25, 2018 5:36 pm

flyjay123 wrote:
This was my first ever flight back in Jan 1983. What aircraft did Arrow use on this route back then, 707 or dc8?
I always believed my first aircraft was a 707, but maybe it was a DC8.

Arrow bought a bunch of DC8-61's from United, so I'd guell they were DC8's
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Re: Arrow air LGW-TPA

Mon Jun 25, 2018 5:37 pm

I don't remember this at all...how long did this last?
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Re: Arrow air LGW-TPA

Mon Jun 25, 2018 5:38 pm

strfyr51 wrote:
flyjay123 wrote:
This was my first ever flight back in Jan 1983. What aircraft did Arrow use on this route back then, 707 or dc8?
I always believed my first aircraft was a 707, but maybe it was a DC8.

Arrow bought a bunch of DC8-61's from United, so I'd guell they were DC8's

Matter of fact? The also bought the few DC8-62's as well
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flyjay123
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Re: Arrow air LGW-TPA

Mon Jun 25, 2018 5:42 pm

727LOVER wrote:
I don't remember this at all...how long did this last?


Think it launched soon after Laker in 1982, and lasted until around 1985? During summer they flew DC10.
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Re: Arrow air LGW-TPA

Mon Jun 25, 2018 7:00 pm

flyjay123 wrote:
This was my first ever flight back in Jan 1983. What aircraft did Arrow use on this route back then, 707 or dc8?
I always believed my first aircraft was a 707, but maybe it was a DC8.


Checking the Gatwick archives, the closest relevant movement I can find is Arrow Air's N707AD B707-327C being reported at LGW in Dec 1982 so Arrow were certainly operating 707s into LGW in that period.
I think your belief that your first aircraft was a 707 is likely to be correct.
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