traveling in a Boeing 747 in the 70's

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Posted January 25, 201411 yr

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The 70s was very much the golden age of air travel, according to these amazing pictures.Even the economy seats seem to have had anextra 3m or so of headroom!!

more here

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/traveling-in-a-boeing-747-in-the-1970s-was-pretty-damn-1504637666

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January 26, 201411 yr

I remember travelling on one of these things back in the 70s, but I was in CATTLE class so only got to see out the window when the guy next to me leaned forward to get the knots out of his spine !!!

https://yamahaclub.com/forums/topic/38950-traveling-in-a-boeing-747-in-the-70s/