Qantas 747 Landing at Wollongong Airport (VH-OJA)
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- čas přidán 6. 03. 2015
- A Qantas jumbo jet has made history, landing at a regional airport in New South Wales to become the first 747-400 in the world to go on public display.
The City of Canberra was retired to Wollongong after 25 years of service and will become a prized addition to an aviation museum based at Illawarra Regional Airport.
Qantas is gifting VH-OJA City of Canberra, which flew non-stop from London to Sydney for its delivery flight in 1989, to HARS (the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society) to go on display at Illawarra Regional Airport near Wollongong.
The flight number was QF7474 and the arrival time was 7:47am.
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My first flight on a Qantas 747 was in 1988 Melbourne to Honolulu. I was a teenager flying alone. It was a big deal for me. Great memories 🇦🇺
Still my favorite plane! 747 will remain the most iconic example of passenger air travel for a long time to come!
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The most comfortable plane ever
Sadly the 747 is not used anymore for Qantas and Klm the plane is going to be retired at the end of 2021 but it still using it as cargo purposes
I cried for such a long time. I had the honour of flying on the first 747 out of Australia. Since then, I would only fly on this majestic plane. When it left Australia for the last time, my heart broke. It took me away the first time & years later, it brought me back home, never to leave Australia again. It took me all around the world. It has taken so many memories with it now, although they stay with me, but now include it's final flight. The 747 is much more than a plane, it is a friend & it feels like that friend has just died. QANTAS 747, I will carry you in my heart forever!! Really, what in the world were they thinking in retiring the queen of the sky??
I just can't get my head around such a horrible thought & such a heartbreaking act. Who was the person who said "yes" to this terrible decision? Please change your mind, QANTAS. Please bring our 747 back home to Australia. Please!! 😨 😥 😭 🙇 🙏🙏🙏 ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈
I agree with you. My heart is still aching over her. How sad is it that New Zealand is doing everything in their power to bring back their 747’s home to not get scrapped and here in Aus they’ve just agreed to let her go…
They are not very fuel efficient. So it would not be smart to keep her in her fleet. Although, I do miss her, it’s Qantas choice. Also more engines would mean more pollution. So it is making global warming worse.
The way i love Australia you won't understand it,it's my favorite country on earth its one of those countries blessed in natures and it has loving people.Australians are very friendly people.
😘💕 for A380 & B747 from 🇮🇳
now I know why Plane Spotting is a thing! Because there will come a time, when some of these planes will forever disappear into the Halls of Legends for us only to remember, through Pictures, Videos, and Museums. Props to those who had the privilege of witnessing life and times of these Aircrafts in their Golden Years!
I got goosebumps. I love only the 747. They're magnificent. Had to watch this around ten times :)
Awesome aircraft. Awesome arrival
No parallel to 747.A class of its own
I live in Chicago and the sight of a 747 while enjoying is not out of the ordinary. The thrill to see that gigantic beast land on only 5900 ft with such an appreciative group of people is amazing. That pilot was on the top of his game. Thank You for this
dbn52 I live 20 miles from MDW, and unfortunately only see nothing but fifty million southwest 737 land on runway 4R. I only saw a 747 land while I going to the Allstate Arena
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Watching that behemoth coming at you over the trees in descent is awesome and a sight to behold. You forget how big those actually are!
It's amazing when you walk inside one and just look down all of the rows. One time I sat all the way in a middle isle seat, around the second to last row, and i could eally appreciate how long that plane is from there.
The beauty of a 747 flying is breathtaking. My first flight on a 747 was in 1976 Chicago to Honolulu omg what a ride!
Nostalgia at its best
Holden dealership in the background
Holden cop cars blocking the road.
And the beautiful queen of the skies gracefully touching down for the last time.
Rip Holden and the beautiful 747
Wow, the old man in the plaid shirt at 1:13 looked like he was crying! Great and emotional video!
hahahhahah!
I don't think they had reverse thrusters on that landing.
Not only that, it was idle reverse :P
Westbound I would too..as I flew on that exact aircraft
Oh he definitely wiped a tear away lol
Brilliant..B747 Will remain the Queen and Best Wide Body ACFT .. FOR ALL TIME TO COME.. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
The turn on final was beautiful. What a stunning aircraft!
The one and only "Queen of the Skies". Forever.
I first saw a 747 land at Sacramento in 1970. It was doing alternate airport practice for San Francisco. It looked too slow, due to it's size, more like a blimp. I flew on one 4 years later, TWA SFO to Lisbon via New York. What a magnificent airplane.
Perhaps the most amazing thing about this plane, or more correctly about one of the few engines remaining on it, is that the outer fan windmills, quite slowly, in the gentlest of breezes. Fabulous low friction bearings and balance of blades.
One of my fav vids of the landing. Thanks!
Now this aircraft is now a memory.
She was, is and always will be the one and only Queen of the Skies.
Last Flight? Very Sad. Nice Landing! Congratulations Commander! Brazil, Mar,15, 2021.
Wow I can’t believe a 747 landed on a runway shorter than 2km
She is a BIG girl. Awesome landing!
By far one of the best looking planes.
My father in law was a chief steward for over 30years at Qantas and would of worked alot of hours on this very plane.
So glad to we got to see this land. Especially my son, who unfortunately never got to meet his wonderful grandfather. He was born the same year his grandad passed away.
RIP Big Al and grandad, we miss you everyday ✈💞
Queen of the Skies, I love you!!!😘❤️
I've been in the cockpit of this exact plane.. truly a magnificent experience!
Those that have been or flown around shellharbour airport know how much of a fucking triumph this landing was. Having done my first few student rodeos from a school there. It blew my mind that the 747 not only landed, but had also stopped before the E/W runway Junction.
For jumbo aircraft, that's probably safe to say it was an Stol
I used to live in Sydney. I used to work in a building in Gore hill. From time to time, I went to roof top to see airplane flying overhead. Boeing-747 is so different. It looks flying so slow. Once it is overhead, it is like a huge whale. The roar is incredibly loud. It is so exciting. One day, I will go back to Australia. I will go to Wollongong to visit Qantas's queen of the sky.
I used to take B747-400 from Brisbane to Los Angeles on business. Absolutely loved the flight and services. Miss Qantas...
The most beautiful and majestic planes ever built!
The Queen...
Nah. It's a lumbering people shifter. Most beautiful is Concorde. By far.
Very nicely done! It looked to be quite a carnival atmosphere for the town to come together, shut some streets, and all get together from every vantage point, to watch such a unique one-off event such as this! It's not everyday a 747 lands in your backyard! Cheers from across the ditch :)
Good camera work and very good picture quality.
Watched her fly over the back of Dapto, didn't get to see her land but it was quite a sight. Every house I can see from mine there were people in their yards & on their roofs watching, had a funny exchange with the old lady next door with her saying "Im not used to seeing them that low, I want to yell at him to pull up." Great when things like this can bring us all together as a community.
+MrHeyfuckoff Nice Picture for your channel :DI love holden!
Brad linsley Me too, Australian cars are the best cars :D
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I once flew in a Japan Airlines 747 in an all coach configuration of 555 seats from Narita to Osaka. Never saw so many heads bobbing around in one place until that day.
Sehr
schön. Ich habe das Video auf Facebook geteilt, denn es ist ein emotionales Ereignis für alle uns Flieger und Flugbegeisterte wetltweit.
I've been to Wollongong, bit of a one horse town, never knew it had an airport capable of handling a 747.
It's amazing to see it again !
Awesome! Love it! The only thing that beats this is standing in the flight path of F16’s and F18’s..... the roar of those engines makes my knees go weak lol 😂
Living close to philadelphia intl, I dont see many 747s ive never seen one up close, ive only seen 2, and they were both fly overs the first was amazingly AIR FORCE 1 and the 2nd came by surprise, today I was expecting to see another 777... then a monster appears above the trees. I was happy.
Best airline in the world! One of the reasons I'm proud to be Australian
love the crowds enthusiasm :-)
I have had 130 over seas flights from australia to asia in last 16 years and none in a jumbo 747. In 1985 i flew on 747 jumbos. Jumbos for me. Many of the crew also like flying in the jumbo as better crew quarters for long haul. Interesting.
Wow what an stunning crowded with great atmosphere. You have excellent camera skills. Thank you for sharing big like for me :)
Sheer beauty. Goosebumps. I had a dream of flying in one of these beauties from the first time I saw one at Manchester Ringway (now Manchester Airport) back in the early 70s and my dream came true when my daughter, me and my late wife flew on a 747-400 Virgin Atlantic to Florida in 2005. I fear flying will be reserved for the super rich in the future. They won't give up their private jets and diesel guzzling super yachts.
Seriously beautiful
Last time for that 747.. Very sad.. just a pleasure to see it.. Engineering at its very best.. Beautiful!!!
It's now on permanent display at HARS. I was there, emotional as was plane that held world record of longest flight, London to Sydney non stop. QANTAS donated to HARS museum. Soon were getting Travoltas QANTAS
What a majestic approach. I will miss the 747. Even the name sounds cool.
The forever Queen of skies.
nice shot!!!
What a well taken video.
Spetacular Video! Extraordinary Arcraft!!
How on earth could this have been 8 years ago? I remember this moment as clear as day
8 march 2015
WOW, indeed!
An icon a true classic aircraft that will be talked about for future generations to come
WOW that was Really Priceless 💗💗💗 People enjoyed a lot lot 😀😀
QANTAS, I always loved your videos with the Koala Bear, "I HATE QANTAS", so AWESOME. This video, yes just a simple airplane landing, what is impressive, a community who gathered together. I remember those days when I was a Kid in the USA. We need more of this. 1:20 The Father at the end talking to his Son, AWESOME, don't let him click on a computer, have your Son communicate to you DAILY. Computers suck, People Matter.
Awesome to see so many people waiting to see a 747. Its a real shame we don't see them anymore
+Darryn Waugh I see A380s and 747s at Miami International Airport.
Looooove your video of the Queen Of The Skies ✈👍👍👍
Love the 747
Great video. They have now been phased out in favour of more economical aircraft, but the 747s have always had a class all of their own. They are majestic!
In November 2010, I flew on this aircraft from Auckland to Los Angeles. It was an overnight flight and next morning, just before breakfast, the Captain came on the intercom and told us that the Wallabies had beaten the All Blacks in Hong Kong.
A New Zealand passenger was heard to mutter that if the All Blacks had won we would never have heard about it...
beautiful landing
Beautiful plane !!
We use to fly from Auck. NZ to Sydney, and getting off a DC-8 & walking under the Jumbo as a kid , I was just going WOW !!!
Walking under it after getting off another plane? Quite odd and interesting
@@ChocManus Yep , you could do that last century.. no air bridge into the terminal.
Down the stairs off the DC 8 and through a door. Great fun
@@johnphilipfosterdobson551 wow
The queen of the sky will never be another aircraft like that she is a icon ✈️
wow so many people... awesome...
Went to HARS a few months ago super cool place
The 747, in particular the 744, is the most beautiful aircraft ever. But why was this such a special moment?
Gus W wow, thanks.
What a sight this is.
How amazing thanks for sharing !! I must have flown this more than a few times MEL-LAX in early 2000's (or even PER-MEL domsetic during mining boom) before they got Boeing to make the -400ER specifically for that route due to fuel. Can't wait to go visit it at HARS and step aboard one more time - the memories will no doubt come flooding back !!
Standing under a 747 landing at Heathrow I thought: _How is that possible?_ Awesome size & power.
flew air India from Germany 70-71 landed at Kennedy in NY we had to walk down a stairway to the ground as there was no docking port for 747 at that time ,but that was a sight to see
Very nice video. Quite surprised at the crowd. I knew it was going to be busy but not this busy... Liked!
Thanks, it was great moment in aviation history. Lots of smiling faces that day.
There's also not much to do in Wollongong
m171562 How is it historical?
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what an awesome livery
Amazing
Nice plane maine Singapore to Melbourne travel kiya hai 747 par bhut nice staaf hota hai Qantas ka
I watched it 19 times I love planes I’m 11 I be pilot when older
Simplemente hermoso
Just beautiful as she came over the trees.
What a beautiful machine.
Boa noite meu Amigo !!!!
Vídeo excelente.
Deu até arrepio de ver a Rainha tão de perto.
Absolutamente fantástico.
Obrigado pelo vídeo e parabéns pelo canal.
Abraço do Brasil......
Wow 747 forever
A beautiful machine
I remember the days when qantas flew their 747SPs between Wellington and Sydney the only regular 747 service out of Wellington
rest in peace Queen
I was there that day.....just unbelievable
I love 747 !!
woooooooooooooooooooooooooooonderful =) fantastic video
Very beautiful plane Crowd
Wow It's Amazing ❣️❣️❣️🇹🇷
Public comments.real nice 👍 amazing landing . beautiful plain . thanks for sharing your wonderful video with us.
goodbye qantas 747. you will be missed
Fly Qantas flight Australia I love you Australia
omg i saw that land from my house oh its so awesome and was wvery loud
747 was poetry in motion. It’s a shame they are retired.
Impressionnant
One excellent reason to keep the 747-8 orders coming, dear Qantas, United, Delta, Singapore, British, Air France, KLM. Back by passenger & pilot demand.
A beautiful & successful aircraft! Unlike the other big quad jet...
Great video, very well edited and put together. I'd not heard the aircraft's inbound call to Wollongong before. Having landed there myself numerous times in light aircraft that's not a call you'd hear everyday! (Or probably ever again!). I was also there that day standing not far from where this was filmed. It was certainly an exciting thing to see.
I too just listened to the inbound radio call, noting at 00:10 they intend landing 0947 (presumably Zulu time, so 0747 local time - nice planning!!)