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Plane Tales

English - January 09, 2021 16:55 - 20 minutes - 32.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 143 ratings
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The pride of the Air India fleet, their first Boeing 747 was named after the Emperor Ashoka. The first of the Maharaja-themed aircraft it epitomised luxury and was, “Your palace in the sky.” On this New Year's day, however, its flight would last only a few seconds.

The Emperor Ashoka Boeing 747

 

The cockpit

 

The Engineer's station.

 

The interior of a Maharaja-themed Air India aircraft

 

The famous Jharokha styled windows

 

Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to Air India PR, Oliver Cleynen, Snowdog, Mitchel Gilliand, Shahram Sharifi, Dharma and Searchtrail67.

The pride of the Air India fleet, their first Boeing 747 was named after the Emperor Ashoka. The first of the Maharaja-themed aircraft it epitomised luxury and was, “Your palace in the sky.” On this New Year’s day, however, its flight would last only a few seconds.


The Emperor Ashoka Boeing 747


 


The cockpit


 


The Engineer’s station.


 


The interior of a Maharaja-themed Air India aircraft


 


The famous Jharokha styled windows


 


Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to Air India PR, Oliver Cleynen, Snowdog, Mitchel Gilliand, Shahram Sharifi, Dharma and Searchtrail67.