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PostPosted: Mon May 29, 2017 6:29 pm 
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John Travolta has donated his Boeing 707-138 to the Historic Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) at Albion Park, Australia. HARS plan to keep it flying like much of their collection.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-29/j ... um/8568416
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Good news indeed!
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Hear hear - probably the best home for it. Absolutely fantastic news!

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Great news, there can't be many civil 707s flying.

Too bad no one kept a Comet flying...or indeed a Comet 1 intact.

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Superb news! Very kind of Mr. Travolta :)

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So glad thanks to HARS it will be "Stayin' Alive" :lol: :lol: :lol: See what I did there... :lol: :? :|
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