KLM's Boeing 747 made its last flight last Sunday. Now, after almost fifty years, the 747 era of KLM is coming to an end. Only the freight variants will continue to fly at KLM Cargo. Earlier last Sunday at the end of the afternoon, the PH-BFV also landed at Schiphol for the last time. The municipality previously called on spotters not to come to the airport in order to avoid crowds.

According to Up in the Sky the so-called jumbo jet, developed at the Boeing factory in Everett, was the start of a new widebody era. On January 31, 1971, PH-BUA, christened Mississippi, landed at Schiphol. This improved version of the 747-200, the B747-206B, was first delivered by Boeing to KLM.

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The 747, also known as 'Queen of the Skies', was supposed to be out of service earlier this year, but was eventually deployed for a few months due to the corona crisis. Since mid-April, the aircraft flew again between Amsterdam and the Chinese cities of Beijing and Shanghai.

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The 747 also has a black page for many Dutch people, the crash of two 747s at Tenerife airport. At the end of March 1977, KLM took off flight 4805 while Pan Am's 747 was still on the runway. The crash resulted in more than XNUMX deaths. The PH-BUF was completely destroyed after the terrible collision.

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