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JT's former QANTAS B707
Posted by Tracey on Wed Jun 26, 2002 02:36:59 PM
In reply top Re: Quantas 707 posted by Ron Henry on Wed Jun 26, 2002 01:03:25 PM
The B707-138B that John Travolta now owns ( and has done since 1998 ), was delivered new to QANTAS in Sept. 1964 as VH-EBM.
It was sold to Braniff in 1969 as N108BN.
After a couple of subsequent owners, where it wore the registration N707XX, it eventually ended up with Frank Sinatra. JT acquired it from the Sinatra estate upon his death.
During the past 4 years, JT has restored the aircraft, to the beautiful example we now see.
JT acquired the Connie, C-GXKO in Sept. 1984, and it was ferried from Canada to Arizona. In 1987 he sold the C121A to Vern Raburn's group, who finished the restoration, and it emerged as the equally beautiful MATS Connie, N494TW we now enjoy.
Regards