Absolutely fascinating to watch. No DC-9's or 727's yet. Just love the United Caravelle; what a cool looking aircraft! I have a framed picture of one on the wall above my computer; it is hanging there along with TWA L1011 and 727, American 727 and BAC 111, Bonanza F-27, Western 727, and of course British Airways Concorde. Many thanks to you Starboard76 for posting this great video!!
Ahh..the golden age of air travel on full display. Real aircraft, loud, smokey, and obnoxious, and making no apologies. It is an immense pleasure to watch. It will be even better with surrounded sound. Thanks for posting.
Yes, a time before deregulation put bus riders in the sky. Remember how people dressed up, in-flight meals existed in coach, and the stews were like starlets?
My father was tranferred to Chicago in January of 1961. He flew out MDW far more often than ORD. By 1963, he flew out of MDW many four or five times that year, and the rest of the trips were out or ORD. That was when he had a trip three weeks out of four.
Comets, Convair 880's, heaven. Forgot that United had 707's early on, before they went to DC-8's. Rare to see any 707's in their later paint scheme of the late 60's and 1970's.
I went to Maine East high school in the late 60s and the jets flew directly over us on approach to 22R. In the warm weather the teacher had to stop talking the jets were so load. Especially the 707s.
Incredible to see DC 4/6/7 (whatever it was) immediately followed by a Comet! I don’t think I’ve ever seen film of a Comet in the wild, or a Caravelle! Awesome stuff!
I love 🐴🐴🐴! The old United Livery! I flew a UA DC-8 70 series between ORD and PHX in November of 1986! I think that it had the re engined CFM-56's on it! Awesome ride!
Does this bring back wonderful memories. I was in fourth grade at the time and you could spot planes from almost anywhere inside the terminal or outside as well. No security to worry about. Not anymore sadly!!!
Including the rooftop outside observation deck. Used to duck under the turnstyle to avoid paying entrance fee. Rode my Schwinn bicycle to O'hare around 1960, parked it on the bicycle rack in front of the main terminal, then walked through terminal to the observation deck. Fond memories.
@@larrypascoe6210 Yes! My Aunt used to fly in from Washington National on an American L-188 Electra and if I remember correctly American and United used to share that particular ramp and gate area.
That's amazing that you could ride a bicycle into the airport. I use ride my bike to Higgins and Manhiem to watch the planes land on 22R. Go to McDonald's on the corner. It still there today.
@@tommystx Next time I'm down that way I'll have to stop by and check it out. Lately I've been spotting along Wolf Road as it parallels 27 Right/9Left.
...classic footage there. Particularly loved the rare shots of the Northwest DC-8. Northwest originally operated them for only a few years to replace the 377 Starts on their Pacific routes form Seattle Chicago and New York (the latter via Anchorage). They were retires in early 1964 after being replaced with the more efficient (for the day) fan jet powered 707-320B. [I actually grew up in Milwaukee and for one year (1963) we had 2 DC-8 flights each way to and from New York. In 1964 they were replaced with 720Bs on the route.] I also liked the shot of the Mexicana Comet I still remember seeing them at O'Hare in 1968 before they were replaced by 727-200s. Mexicana was the only North American operator of the Comet, However, in the 1950s Capital Airlines placed an order for Comet 4s, but financial woes forced them to cancel and in 1961 they merged with United (which kept the fleet of Viscounts acquired),. I would make trips down to O'Hare just to see the different aircraft and airlines we never got back in Milwaukee, One of my favourites was BOAC's Super VC-10 which next to the Constellation, has to be one of the most elegant aeroplanes ever to take to the air with its beautiful sweeping wings and tail . Yeah, O'Hare was basically a "city" in its own right and back in the day, a young "aeroplane spotters "heaven". I would actually take day trips there just to see all the different airlines (particularly the foreign ones) and different aircraft we rarely if ever saw up in Milwaukee.
I flew out of that terminal where the planes were pulled up sideways to from about 2005-2015. Incredible how unchanged they were from the outside 50 years later.
Those were UA 720s, used only a few years. UA never used the 707. Their mainline jet then was the DC-8. When the 727s came on line, UA retired the 720s.
...originally they were purchased for Northwest's transpacific routes and some transitioned to domestic routes in 1963 before being replaced with the 320Bs in 1964.
Couple of quick thoughts. I grew up under the glide path of 22R-4L back then. On your runway diagram, I do not believe runway 22L-4R was in existence in 1961. It came on-line a decade later. My question is where was this camera footage taken, off what runway threshold? Back then, citizens were permitted (to a degree) to park near runway endpoints to plane-watch. The O'Hare modernization initiative has demonstrated no consideration of the plane-watcher at any point around the airport. Instead, we have these airport employees with Go-Pro's shooting video from within the airport property and posting directly to You Tube. The operations at O'Hare back in '61 were unique because of the primitive ATC and navigation aids and approach courses used. O'Hare ATC shifted runway arrivals and departures routinely to disperse noise/pollution and to shift low flying aircraft from one runway to another. Instead of long, straight approaches, controllers would change runways abruptly regardless of wind direction, and have incoming planes fly an approach to the outer marker and then break off, fly a circling pattern to a new runway at low/final approach altitude. It was an incredible time to be alive to watch commercial aviation, living close to O'Hare. Lastly, the Air Force had several wings of cargo/troop carrying and refueling aircraft based at O'Hare, so we so a regular parade of military aircraft leaving and returning home from sorties, using military flyover and breakoff/circle arrival formations.
@@mcraft2240 ...and cabin service. Interestingly the markup between Coach and First back then was nowhere near as steep as today. In the late 1960s on a Chicago to New York flight he difference was around 7 - 8 USD each way. Domestic First back then was also quite a cut above what it is today. True, the base fares are today cheaper but add in all the fees, restrictions, lack of comfort, and cabin service, and suddenly they aren't' as much a bargain anymore. Back in the day, everything was included in the price of your ticket so no excess fees and there were few if any restrictions. Crikey I still remember getting 3 course meals in coach on fights of 2 hours or more (on some airlines today you are fortunate to get a bottle of water for 5 - 8 USD and maybe a bag of salty pretzels). Fares back then were also standardised as they were set by the government and at the most, were increased twice per year. They were also based on miles travelled instead of market popularity. For example today it costs me more to fly nonstop from Portland OR to Chicago than from Seattle. Back then thr fares were the same from either city. There were also a number of discount options from senior, to military, to student, to family, and group fares as well as night fares on some airlines.
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amazing how the turbojet powered aircraft sound like fighter jets coming in to land
...i remember those early DC-8s and 720s coming over our house after talking off and actually rattling the windows.
Absolutely fascinating to watch. No DC-9's or 727's yet. Just love the United Caravelle; what a cool looking aircraft! I have a framed picture of one on the wall above my computer; it is hanging there along with TWA L1011 and 727, American 727 and BAC 111, Bonanza F-27, Western 727, and of course British Airways Concorde. Many thanks to you Starboard76 for posting this great video!!
...Caravelles were also a common sight in up Milwaukee as well. Another elegant aeroplane, and the first jetliner with a tail boarding stair
Ahh..the golden age of air travel on full display. Real aircraft, loud, smokey, and obnoxious, and making no apologies. It is an immense pleasure to watch. It will be even better with surrounded sound. Thanks for posting.
Yes, a time before deregulation put bus riders in the sky. Remember how people dressed up, in-flight meals existed in coach, and the stews were like starlets?
My father was tranferred to Chicago in January of 1961. He flew out MDW far more often than ORD.
By 1963, he flew out of MDW many four or five times that year, and the rest of the trips were out or ORD. That was when he had a trip three weeks out of four.
Comets, Convair 880's, heaven. Forgot that United had 707's early on, before they went to DC-8's. Rare to see any 707's in their later paint scheme of the late 60's and 1970's.
..actually those are 720-051s The 720 was essentially "short body version of the 707.
Wow! What an incredible display of commercial aviation history! Thanks for posting this😃👍!
Fantastic Retro ✈️ Spotting! 😎😎😎✈️✈️✈️
4:00. My favourite part of the video. The smoke coming out of those engines made my day.
When Terminals 2 and 3 were brand new. Loved the United Caravelle and the Mexicana Comet 4.
Fascinating - the rarity makes up for the image quality!
I went to Maine East high school in the late 60s and the jets flew directly over us on approach to 22R. In the warm weather the teacher had to stop talking the jets were so load. Especially the 707s.
Incredible to see DC 4/6/7 (whatever it was) immediately followed by a Comet! I don’t think I’ve ever seen film of a Comet in the wild, or a Caravelle! Awesome stuff!
I love 🐴🐴🐴! The old United Livery! I flew a UA DC-8 70 series between ORD and PHX in November of 1986! I think that it had the re engined CFM-56's on it! Awesome ride!
...about 3 years earlier I flew on a -61 form Seattle to Denver to Milwaukee that had the new livery but still had the old JT3Ds. Miss that sound,
Most Awesome! Blast from the past
Lovely--back when you could routinely watch ten different kinds of airliners at any large airport vs. the boring duopoly of now.
Camcorders weren't on the market for over 20 yrs. This must be 8mm footage with the sound added on. Good job!
Does this bring back wonderful memories. I was in fourth grade at the time and you could spot planes from almost anywhere inside the terminal or outside as well. No security to worry about. Not anymore sadly!!!
Including the rooftop outside observation deck. Used to duck under the turnstyle to avoid paying entrance fee. Rode my Schwinn bicycle to O'hare around 1960, parked it on the bicycle rack in front of the main terminal, then walked through terminal to the observation deck. Fond memories.
@@larrypascoe6210 Yes! My Aunt used to fly in from Washington National on an American L-188 Electra and if I remember correctly American and United used to share that particular ramp and gate area.
That's amazing that you could ride a bicycle into the airport. I use ride my bike to Higgins and Manhiem to watch the planes land on 22R. Go to McDonald's on the corner. It still there today.
@@tommystx Next time I'm down that way I'll have to stop by and check it out. Lately I've been spotting along Wolf Road as it parallels 27 Right/9Left.
love this page from IRAN
...classic footage there. Particularly loved the rare shots of the Northwest DC-8. Northwest originally operated them for only a few years to replace the 377 Starts on their Pacific routes form Seattle Chicago and New York (the latter via Anchorage). They were retires in early 1964 after being replaced with the more efficient (for the day) fan jet powered 707-320B.
[I actually grew up in Milwaukee and for one year (1963) we had 2 DC-8 flights each way to and from New York. In 1964 they were replaced with 720Bs on the route.]
I also liked the shot of the Mexicana Comet I still remember seeing them at O'Hare in 1968 before they were replaced by 727-200s. Mexicana was the only North American operator of the Comet, However, in the 1950s Capital Airlines placed an order for Comet 4s, but financial woes forced them to cancel and in 1961 they merged with United (which kept the fleet of Viscounts acquired),.
I would make trips down to O'Hare just to see the different aircraft and airlines we never got back in Milwaukee, One of my favourites was BOAC's Super VC-10 which next to the Constellation, has to be one of the most elegant aeroplanes ever to take to the air with its beautiful sweeping wings and tail .
Yeah, O'Hare was basically a "city" in its own right and back in the day, a young "aeroplane spotters "heaven". I would actually take day trips there just to see all the different airlines (particularly the foreign ones) and different aircraft we rarely if ever saw up in Milwaukee.
That was wonderful.
Thank you!
Watching those old inefficient jets must have been AWESOME
I flew out of that terminal where the planes were pulled up sideways to from about 2005-2015. Incredible how unchanged they were from the outside 50 years later.
My favor Convair 880-22M , plus all the props ! What’s the next airport??
Awesome.Thanks!
Ahhh but 30 years before then-- there was 0 commercial jets flying around. Quite the incredible feat of aviation in a very short time
Those were UA 720s, used only a few years. UA never used the 707. Their mainline jet then was the DC-8. When the 727s came on line, UA retired the 720s.
...I believe they retired in 1969 as there were a couple flights into MKE with them.
I knew that Northwest flew DC-8s before they had B707s
...originally they were purchased for Northwest's transpacific routes and some transitioned to domestic routes in 1963 before being replaced with the 320Bs in 1964.
Couple of quick thoughts. I grew up under the glide path of 22R-4L back then. On your runway diagram, I do not believe runway 22L-4R was in existence in 1961. It came on-line a decade later. My question is where was this camera footage taken, off what runway threshold? Back then, citizens were permitted (to a degree) to park near runway endpoints to plane-watch. The O'Hare modernization initiative has demonstrated no consideration of the plane-watcher at any point around the airport. Instead, we have these airport employees with Go-Pro's shooting video from within the airport property and posting directly to You Tube. The operations at O'Hare back in '61 were unique because of the primitive ATC and navigation aids and approach courses used. O'Hare ATC shifted runway arrivals and departures routinely to disperse noise/pollution and to shift low flying aircraft from one runway to another. Instead of long, straight approaches, controllers would change runways abruptly regardless of wind direction, and have incoming planes fly an approach to the outer marker and then break off, fly a circling pattern to a new runway at low/final approach altitude. It was an incredible time to be alive to watch commercial aviation, living close to O'Hare. Lastly, the Air Force had several wings of cargo/troop carrying and refueling aircraft based at O'Hare, so we so a regular parade of military aircraft leaving and returning home from sorties, using military flyover and breakoff/circle arrival formations.
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Are you using the some of the same sound recordings over and over again? But hey, I'm not complaining.
...they match pretty well.
F27, Fokker Friendship!!??
Why do I have a feeling that this is not the original audio 🤔🤨 but amazing footage nevertheless
@patrickbirley8659 yes this had to taken with an 8mm camera with the sound added. The Sony Betacam came on the market In 1983
Twenty years before deregulation ruined airline travel.
Other than the drop in airfares.
@@mcraft2240 ...and cabin service.
Interestingly the markup between Coach and First back then was nowhere near as steep as today. In the late 1960s on a Chicago to New York flight he difference was around 7 - 8 USD each way. Domestic First back then was also quite a cut above what it is today.
True, the base fares are today cheaper but add in all the fees, restrictions, lack of comfort, and cabin service, and suddenly they aren't' as much a bargain anymore. Back in the day, everything was included in the price of your ticket so no excess fees and there were few if any restrictions. Crikey I still remember getting 3 course meals in coach on fights of 2 hours or more (on some airlines today you are fortunate to get a bottle of water for 5 - 8 USD and maybe a bag of salty pretzels).
Fares back then were also standardised as they were set by the government and at the most, were increased twice per year. They were also based on miles travelled instead of market popularity. For example today it costs me more to fly nonstop from Portland OR to Chicago than from Seattle. Back then thr fares were the same from either city.
There were also a number of discount options from senior, to military, to student, to family, and group fares as well as night fares on some airlines.
Man, isn't that the truth.
Airport diagram is not 1961. It’s probably 80s.