This video is pure gold. I was a kid during 1960s and already an expert plane spotter. We lived in New Hyde Park, which was almost directly under the beginning of the final approach to runway 22L. I used to count how many BOAC VC10s I'd see over the course of a day (The most was 5). That was my favorite jet. My father would take me to the airport to see the action, specifically on Rockaway Boulevard by runway 22L. It was unofficially known as Thunder Hill. Thanks for awakening some of my best memories. 5 gold stars for your video. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
That's a very intuitive moment relatable by all die-hard aviation fans, especially of the spotting/photo/recording crowd - we remember that first series of moments that formed a unique foundation that would never leave. Thanks for putting it so eloquently!
My dad grew up in New Hyde Park too during the 60's/70's, almost right under the ILS for 22L. He said when inside the house, he could hear the Concorde coming from miles away and would run outside to see it fly over.
There were two outside observation decks: one at the the international arrivals terminal and the other at Eastern. Damn! I miss those days when we could go to the gate area to see someone off or meet them after arrival.
Thanks for this awesome video. My late father who worked for several airlines during his life took my family and I to the observation deck of the IAB every week where we would planespot to our heart's content. So many great airlines gone and so many great memories. Agree with all the other comments so again great video.
Great film footage of JFK from late 50s into the late 60s. Brings back many memories of being an avgeek and roaming those terminals on a Saturday afternoon. Spent much time on the observation deck at the IAB. ✈️
The first Boeing 727 that I ever saw was at JFK in 1964. My parents and I were in New York for the World' s Fair. I loved the time we spent at JFK every bit as much as the time we spent at the Fair.This video brought all of that back to me. Thanks!
I had a similar experience. As a 13 year old, I flew to the 1964 NY World’s Fair on an American Airlines B707 - my first flight. I, too, was thrilled with flying!
Dear God, look at the smoke those early turbofans are belching. And. man, when you went "flaps 40", the airplane dropped like a polished rock. Thanks for the time travel Starboard.
I was born 12/04/1969. In the very late 1970's or very early 1980's my Dad drove all around the five boroughs of New York City. Every time we passed Kennedy Airport he would always pull over on Rockaway Blvd. (22L.) Back then is when my love for aviation began. I appreciate this video very much. Subscribe here, I come!!!!
To this day, I miss these old silver birds. The VC10s, the BAC 1-11s, the 727s,.......... For sure, they generated some of the most deafening, ear-splitting noise (especially the VC10s, the Concordes, and BAC 1-11s) when they take off, but these aircraft had character unmatched by today's aircraft.
MY BUDDY & I USED TO GO PLANE SPOTTING ON TOP OF PARKING GARAGE FOR PAN AM BACK IN THE EARLY TO MID 90s...WE BOTH HAD OUR RADIO 📻 SHACK VHF SCANNERS TO LISTEN IN ON ATC & THE COMMERCIAL JET TRAFFIC...GREAT TIMES...
The aircraft of those days were certainly much noisier than those of today. This video also reminds me of a toy they had in the late 60's, Boys Control Kennedy Airport, by Remco, in which you had a toy airport, with toy hets, and headphones, much like pilots had, and commands would tell you when to land, when to take off, and any other commands.
I think the 60s were the "golden age" for commercial aviation and this video probes that..! We can see Boeing 727s and 707s, McDonell Douglas DC-8 and DC-9, DeHavilland Comets, Ilushing 62 and many others jets flying for airlines that are no longer in business such PanAm, TWA, Braniff International, BOAC, etc. Thanks for sharing such a nice video..!
It was "golden" in the dawn of jet travel if you could afford it. Check out the fares. As one example, a ONE-WAY ticket from JFK to L.A. in 1965 cost approximately $145. That's $450 today. Most strange, no one complained about it, the unavailability of carry-on luggage, or the cigarette smoke wafting in the air.
@@andredarin8966 In the late sixties I could fly on Northwest Orient from to Detroit to Newark for $17 on Student Standby. I was always boarded even with a standby ticket.
7:21, This was before 1966 because National Airlines changed it's logo to the iconic Sun King in 1966. Here it's the "Airline to the Stars." 8:07, There's the Sun King logo for National Airlines on a B-727 that could have been piloted by my father coming home to Miami.
It was officially New York International Airport, which can be seen on the old IAB at several points in the video, such as at 1:43, but it was commonly called Idlewild and its IATA identifier was IDL.
With so much smoke trails in the sky left behind by 707s, DC-8s and Convair jets and etc., airplanes were also louder at airports too. This is not a complaint from me, I loved these times at airports better than today's. I loved loud airplanes on takeoff. Plus people were also better people too. That's why these were times, av-geeks would actually live at these airports.
This video is pure gold. I was a kid during 1960s and already an expert plane spotter. We lived in New Hyde Park, which was almost directly under the beginning of the final approach to runway 22L. I used to count how many BOAC VC10s I'd see over the course of a day (The most was 5). That was my favorite jet. My father would take me to the airport to see the action, specifically on Rockaway Boulevard by runway 22L. It was unofficially known as Thunder Hill. Thanks for awakening some of my best memories. 5 gold stars for your video. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
That's a very intuitive moment relatable by all die-hard aviation fans, especially of the spotting/photo/recording crowd - we remember that first series of moments that formed a unique foundation that would never leave.
Thanks for putting it so eloquently!
@@Starboard76 - 👍
Aerospatial Bac Concord Changed aviation back in the day Americans don't have a responce to nowadays.
My dad grew up in New Hyde Park too during the 60's/70's, almost right under the ILS for 22L. He said when inside the house, he could hear the Concorde coming from miles away and would run outside to see it fly over.
Wow a de Havilland Comet! Fabulous!
I love the classic airliners,I collect them in 1/500 scale made by herpa diecast,love the sound of these classic planes.
SO lucky I was born at the tail end of all this and got hooked and saw it and knew it before it went away. Thanks for the memories.
A shot with BOAC VC 10 AND an American 747....not quite the 60's. I LOVED it anyway!
@@Mr.Mallardduck I thought that wsa an airborne 747, nevertheless great shot of that VC-10
Thanks but yeah I was gonna call out that 747 or remove it..be decided to keep it interesting as and leave it in as the VC-10 was the scene stealer.
@@Starboard76 No doubt!!!
Ive been to JFK in the late 1980's and early 90's . What an aviation lover's paradise
There were two outside observation decks: one at the the international arrivals terminal and the other at Eastern. Damn! I miss those days when we could go to the gate area to see someone off or meet them after arrival.
Thanks for this awesome video. My late father who worked for several airlines during his life took my family and I to the observation deck of the IAB every week where we would planespot to our heart's content. So many great airlines gone and so many great memories. Agree with all the other comments so again great video.
This noise is eargasmic. Awesome! Thanks
The sound is almost certainly dubbed in, not from the original footage.
@ Whether it is or isn’t, it is very nice.
because the original footage has no sound..some people like silent films.
@@Starboard76 Check. It was hard to get good sound with a Super-8 camera.
Great film footage of JFK from late 50s into the late 60s. Brings back many memories of being an avgeek and roaming those terminals on a Saturday afternoon. Spent much time on the observation deck at the IAB. ✈️
Great old Material! Unbelievable the dirty engine exhaust!
The first Boeing 727 that I ever saw was at JFK in 1964. My parents and I were in New York for the World' s Fair. I loved the time we spent at JFK every bit as much as the time we spent at the Fair.This video brought all of that back to me. Thanks!
I had a similar experience. As a 13 year old, I flew to the 1964 NY World’s Fair on an American Airlines B707 - my first flight. I, too, was thrilled with flying!
Dear God, look at the smoke those early turbofans are belching. And. man, when you went "flaps 40", the airplane dropped like a polished rock. Thanks for the time travel Starboard.
I remember as a kid you could see a B-727 from far away. That was because the three engines were grouped together making for a thick smoke trail.
I was born 12/04/1969. In the very late 1970's or very early 1980's my Dad drove all around the five boroughs of New York City. Every time we passed Kennedy Airport he would always pull over on Rockaway Blvd. (22L.) Back then is when my love for aviation began. I appreciate this video very much. Subscribe here, I come!!!!
thanks for putting off the background music once the original sound comes out... 👍
Classic , thank you
Gorgeous!
To this day, I miss these old silver birds. The VC10s, the BAC 1-11s, the 727s,.......... For sure, they generated some of the most deafening, ear-splitting noise (especially the VC10s, the Concordes, and BAC 1-11s) when they take off, but these aircraft had character unmatched by today's aircraft.
It's why I do it.
And exhaust plumes that were and always will be, unequalled. But that smell of ignited kerosene was like catnip.
Love seeing the Comet 4B❤❤
MY BUDDY & I USED TO GO PLANE SPOTTING ON TOP OF PARKING GARAGE FOR PAN AM BACK IN THE EARLY TO MID 90s...WE BOTH HAD OUR RADIO 📻 SHACK VHF SCANNERS TO LISTEN IN ON ATC & THE COMMERCIAL JET TRAFFIC...GREAT TIMES...
6.25 - seems someone might have been running a little late for a connection!!!😄😄😄
This is your best video yet!
Check out those Braniff Stewardesses doing their "Air Strip" dance at 10:04!!!
Yes, people were much more civil back then and they didn't dress like slobs. Lost times, good to see.
Wonderful day!
The aircraft of those days were certainly much noisier than those of today. This video also reminds me of a toy they had in the late 60's, Boys Control Kennedy Airport, by Remco, in which you had a toy airport, with toy hets, and headphones, much like pilots had, and commands would tell you when to land, when to take off, and any other commands.
:48 - for years I thought I imagined seeing the BOAC Comet 4 on final to JFK (I lived in Hicksville). Now I know I DIDN'T imagine it!
I think the 60s were the "golden age" for commercial aviation and this video probes that..! We can see Boeing 727s and 707s, McDonell Douglas DC-8 and DC-9, DeHavilland Comets, Ilushing 62 and many others jets flying for airlines that are no longer in business such PanAm, TWA, Braniff International, BOAC, etc. Thanks for sharing such a nice video..!
BOAC survived as British airways! Using airbuses!😜😜
Mid 70s and 80s could be too
It was "golden" in the dawn of jet travel if you could afford it. Check out the fares. As one example, a ONE-WAY ticket from JFK to L.A. in 1965 cost approximately $145. That's $450 today.
Most strange, no one complained about it, the unavailability of carry-on luggage, or the cigarette smoke wafting in the air.
@@andredarin8966 In the late sixties I could fly on Northwest Orient from to Detroit to Newark for $17 on Student Standby. I was always boarded even with a standby ticket.
Air travel wasn’t as safe as it is now though
7:21, This was before 1966 because National Airlines changed it's logo to the iconic Sun King in 1966.
Here it's the "Airline to the Stars."
8:07, There's the Sun King logo for National Airlines on a B-727 that could have been piloted by my father coming home to Miami.
Wasn't this airport named Idlewild before it became JFK?
Yes.😁
It was officially New York International Airport, which can be seen on the old IAB at several points in the video, such as at 1:43, but it was commonly called Idlewild and its IATA identifier was IDL.
With so much smoke trails in the sky left behind by 707s, DC-8s and Convair jets and etc., airplanes were also louder at airports too. This is not a complaint from me, I loved these times at airports better than today's. I loved loud airplanes on takeoff. Plus people were also better people too. That's why these were times, av-geeks would actually live at these airports.
Braniff 707 and 727 yeah 😁👍
Excuse the ignorance, what is the Alitalia at 14:26?
Coming from Italy! Bet some Mafia gangsters were aboard!😛😜
It's a DC-8-40 series.
Rest in peace Pan American! You are gone but never forgotten!😥😛
Also a moment of silence for Eastern, Braniff, TWA, Northwest (Orient), Northeast, National, Continental, and Western.
Ok. But my sympathies were for Pan American!😁😁
Wow-so many once great air carriers that have vanished, either from bankruptcy or being absorbed by other airlines. PA, TW, EA, BN, NE, NA, Mohawk
Bet the Lufthansa passengers were served Lowenbrau beer & Pretzels!😛😜
I see an Aeroflot Ilyushin 62 over there, so this is 1968-70
The scene with the Aeroflot TU-134 should be somewhere in Europe, right? :O)
There's an IL-62 on inaugural service.
@ 6:25: Who is he running from? Drug Agents, or an angry wife/girlfirend?
back at that time, probably the wife
Bet one of Pan Am & Eastern were flying to Puerto Rico. The Aeroflot came from, well you know.😛😜😝
Wow nobody handicapped in a wheelchair or overweight to complain about seating
Great video!! I never knew PanAm had DC8s?!?!?