From GLAMOUR to HORROR: 8 WORST Boeing 707 CRASHES!

The Boeing 707 launched the jet age for American travelers in 1958, and it continued to be operated for decades by airlines around the world. This video looks at 8 Boeing 707 crashes from 1962 to 1988, taking you from the jet's early years to its final days. The first production 707, wrecked on a Caribbean mountain. The smoky cockpit that prompted no smoking signs in airliner lavatories. The crash off Tahiti that left no flight recorders to investigate. An unnoticed crack that grew for 7,200 flights before anyone realized it was there. 00:00 The Plane That Started the Jet Age 00:26 Pan Am Flight 292 | Boeing 707-121B | Montserrat 04:22 Varig Flight 820 | Boeing 707-345C | France 07:57 Pan Am Flight 816 | Boeing 707-321B | French Polynesia 10:45 Air France Flight 117 | Boeing 707-328 | Guadeloupe, France 14:03 Alia Royal Jordanian / Royal Air Maroc Charter | Boeing 707-321C | Morocco 16:25 Northwest Orient Flight 705 | Boeing 720B | Florida, USA 21:17 Dan-Air Cargo Flight | Boeing 707-321C | Zambia 25:11 Uganda Airlines Flight 775 | Boeing 707-338C | Italy 28:12 From a Barrel Roll to the Smithsonian #planecrash #airdisasters #aviationdisaster #aircrashinvestigation #aviationhistory #aviationsafety #boeing707 #boeing #jetage #PanAm