National Airlines Boeing 747-135     N77773     (c/n  19919)

                                       

                                           This evocative shot by Ray Petit taken at Heathrow in May of 1974 displays this huge machine to
                                           advantage as it rumbled towards the active on its return journey to Miami, filled no doubt, with UK
                                           visitors to Disneyworld.   National only acquired two 747s (N77772 was the other one) and they
                                           were added to the fleet when the London service was commenced in 1970.    Both 747s were sold
                                           to Northwest in 1976, this one becoming N621US.