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ID 33475 Views: 639 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	United Airlines Boeing 727-22	Columbus - Port Columbus International (CMH/KCMH) USA - Ohio, June -, 1972	Bob Garrard Contact
	Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes
	N7001U (cn 18293) The very first 727 taxies away from the gate at CMH in June, 1972. This aircraft, the prototype, first flew on February 9, 1963. After the flight test program it was delivered to United on November 6, 1964 and flew with them until 1991. It is preserved at The Museum of Flight in Seattle.

ID 17871 Views: 515 Photo Comments: 2	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Trans World Airlines (TWA) Boeing 727-231 Adv	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, June -, 1972	Kenneth Koehn Contact
	Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes
	N54325 (cn 20232) A 727 in the old TWA rocket livery arrives at CLE in the summer of 1972. Try as I might, I could not make out the registration number on this old instamatic photo.

ID 17820 Views: 608 Photo Comments: 5	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	NASA Douglas C-47	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, June -, 1972	Kenneth Koehn Contact
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	N638NA (cn 25347) Nasa's DC-3 sits silently while a NW 727 departs CLE. Those were the days when you could wander around the airport at will (almost). Thanks to Chuck for help with the color on these old instamatic photos.

ID 17819 Views: 537 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	NASA Douglas C-47	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, June -, 1972	Kenneth Koehn Contact
	Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes
	N638NA (cn 25347) Taken to the east of the NASA Lewis (Now Glenn)ramp, I am not sure of the purpose of this DC-3 with NASA, but I bet it was not being used for supersonic research!

ID 17818 Views: 822 Photo Comments: 4	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	JAT - Yugoslav Airlines Boeing 707-340 C	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, June -, 1972	Kenneth Koehn Contact
	Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes
	YU-AGD (cn 19866) One that I had seen before at CLE, fortunately I had the trusty instamatic with me on this day to record it. Thanks to Bob Garrard for help tracking this one down, and to Chuck for color restoration. This ship was leased by JAT from Pakistan Intl Airlines 4/14/72 to April 1973.

ID 17817 Views: 502 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	North Central Airlines Convair 580	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, June -, 1972	Kenneth Koehn Contact
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	N2046 (cn 370) Fleet #545 waiting for American to clear so it can begin its taxi to Rnwy 5 (now Rnwy 6).

ID 17798 Views: 543 Photo Comments: 2	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	North Central Airlines Convair 580	Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, June -, 1972	Kenneth Koehn Contact
	Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes
	N2046 (cn 370) My favorite paint scheme on one of my favorite aircraft. Taken with an instamatic camera, many thanks to Chuck for color restoration.