Last year, some jerk wrote:
I was hoping that Pan Am would have done “Wings to Turkey”, or something similar. But, alas, no.
From those wonderful folks at Pan Am, by way of Periscope Films, “Wings to Turkey”.
This has a date stamp of January 2018 in the ‘Tube, but I swear it was not there when I went looking last year.
Also, please note that the 707 lands in Istanbul, not Constantinople.
Speaking of Turkish delight:
“C.S. Lewis’s Greatest Fiction Was Convincing American Kids That They Would Like Turkish Delight“.
And I don’t want to skip the significance of this holiday, so:
(Explained.)
Thanks for posting these.
In 1970, our family rode in a 747 from NYC to London, and from there on a 707 to Istanbul. We were bound for Karamursel – a US Air Force base, long since turned over to the Turks.
The short travelogue brought back many memories – my parents made sure that we five children saw as much as much of the country as possible, and it was one of the most formative period of my life, as I was 13 when we arrived, and 14 when we left.
Kurt
Thank you for the kind words, Kurt.
I post these things because I want to have fun, but I also like posting them because they are memorials to a bygone age and a simpler time, which I was too young to experience. I’m glad this is something you were able to see.
I thought Constantinople was Istanbul, and also known as Byzantium, at various times?
But then again, I was not known for really studying, but just had a good memory, that let me pull a 3.0 in high school, much less than I could have gotten.
Pigpen51:
You are correct, sir. Istanbul was Constantinople, but it was renamed in 1930.
If I understand correctly, it was Byzantium until about 330 AD, when Constantine I made it the capital of the Roman Empire. But my history degree is from DuckDuckGo University and Professor Wikipedia, so I welcome correction.