The Inspector wrote:
Back in that time frame Boeing had a reputation for having big hunks knocked off, and still getting home. A PAN AM 707 out of SFO that blew the outer wing and engine off on rotation and made it safely to Mather, a TWA 707 that lost the other side outer wing and engine in a mid air with a CONNIE, and a 707 in Formosa that midaired with a ROC F-84 (?) when the fighter pilot misjudged his altitude and took most of the vertical off the 707 which landed safely. On the other side of the coin, there was a 707 for BOAC that was hit by lightning over Japan and came out of the sky like confetti.
you know how it goes,ya wins somes and ya lose somes. they just seemed to wins more than they losed
oh and did I ever mention a DC-9 crashed across the street from me.oh yeah,I did.sorry