If that wasn't all, Pan Am wanted the aircraft to be delivered ... The second-worst tragedy involving a Boeing 747 is the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123 from Tokyo to Osaka on August 12 ...

The crash took place on the ground - not in the sky - when two 747s collided on a foggy runway on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. At midday on March 27, 1977, Pan Am Flight 1736 from ...

in January 1970 with launch customer Pan Am Airways, the 747 has cemented itself as one of the most beloved commercial aircraft in history. When first released, the aircraft's staggering passenger ...

This aircraft is a Boeing 747 carrying 234 passengers and 14 crew ... end of the landing runway (see number 2 on the diagram). Pan Am 1736 carries 378 passengers, 16 crew, and two Pan Am employees ...