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    TWA Legacy of the Skies Video

    This is a documentary filmed on December 1, 2001 about the last day of TWA.

    (Yes, Tommy, they have some footage of TWA Aircraft)

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 0730218690
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    Thanks Mike but I'm way ahead of you on that one, LOL. Its decent video, a bit biases regarding Bill Compton. Compton did allot for TWA, more then any CEO TWA had in more then 20 years. He took an airline that was turned into junk and renewed it for the 90s and the 21st century. The nail in TWA's coffin was the deal they had with Ichan and his cheap tickets firm. TWA basically gave seats away to Cheap tickets to get Ichan to step down, sort of a double edge sword. If TWA didn't have that around their neck more then likely they'd still be around today with a new fleet, a massive presence in the Caribbean, Asian service to Tokyo (they had a slot from STL and interest in the 777 for the service), and lastly a new terminal at JFK. The deal with American was the only way of saving any part of TWA in the end.

    Ok back to the yard work now...

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    what's the title in that song
    "Regardless of where you go or what you do with the rest of your life,
    you can always know that when fate chose
    you for the ultimate test, you were not found wanting".

    Captain William Kinkead in a letter to the crew of TWA Flight 843

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tower Air
    what's the title in that song
    Its Tell me lies by Stevie Nicks.

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    Yes an excellent video it seemed more agaisnt compton which Tom showed He did a lot for TWA.

    One of my friends was on that flight.

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    The woman who made this video has a site and was involved of the aborted takeoff of twa flight 843 The site: http://www.twaflight843.com
    "Regardless of where you go or what you do with the rest of your life,
    you can always know that when fate chose
    you for the ultimate test, you were not found wanting".

    Captain William Kinkead in a letter to the crew of TWA Flight 843

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tower Air
    The woman who made this video has a site and was involved of the aborted takeoff of twa flight 843 The site: http://www.twaflight843.com
    I knew one of the F/A's working that flight
    http://www.twaflight843.com/awards%20gr ... -Joani.jpg

    In fact, my friend was on that flight, he was in New York for a business trip & we heard on the radio of the problem with the flight.
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