Historic Idlewild Airport Footage, Recorded In 1962 (Super 8)

Footage owned by my friend, Jose R Santiago

Upconverted & uploaded with the kind permission of Jose

Included in this amazingly rare piece of silent history is a departure out of Boston Airport (now Logan). Also a historic Pan Am Boeing 707 is seen, N708PA (17586/1). She was the first 707 built, the 367-80 was built prior but was not an official 707. Sadly, she crashed in 1965, here's the accident report:

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19650917-0&lang=en

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[MrFlightfan]

Fantastic footage.

1:18 Is that a DC-8?

2:47 SAS DC-7C, right?

[RyanBomar]

@MrFlightfan, it certainly does appear to be a Pan Am DC-8-33.

[incheon]

Yet another treasure, wow!

[Coaljet]

Wow! Jose sure is talented at filming. I love the way he pans across to show the wide view of an area. Also, the logical way he will show an aircraft taxiing and then later show it off in the distance taking off. A pleasure to watch. What I noticed about those last two 707s is how the pilots in those days seemed to fly them in a "hotrod" fashion. In our politically correct times, such a freestyle approach would probably get them reprimanded...

[leaflyer]

We call it the "flying saucer" now, and I parked under it for a couple of hours yesterday waiting to operate our CRJ900 to ORD. The former Pan Am terminal at JFK... just like you see it on the show "PanAm" I look at the interior in a whole different way now too.

[wizzair1313]

Ladies and gentlemen welcome to New York where the local time is the golden age of jet travel..

[SBSmithPhoto]

That is a Pan Am early model Boeing 707

[F3HDemonDriver]

Ryan we can NEVER repay you for these treasures! thankyou!

[F3HDemonDriver]

You Did it Ryan you got your time machine back to 1962! thanks again for your efforts to never let these amazing airliners die from our memories!

[Clipper1094]

This is amazing what I would give to go back to those days :)

[SleekDan97]

This is incredible, amazing footage!!! Thanks Ryan and Jose!

[MrGlb2012]

AMAZING!!!  On behalf of all of us that dwell in the airline past..thank you!

[kolbpilot]

Amazing how everything is spread out, meaning lots of elbow room for everyone involved back then. Everyone casual, laid back. Unlike our crowded, hyper, security manic airports of today.