1970s Czechoslovak Airlines - 16 mm restored footage

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You will see pilots inside of the Ilyushin Il-62 cockpit as well as some short inside shots of the Ruzyne airport PRG/LKPR (these days called Letiste Vaclava Havla) and many airplanes like An-12, Ilyushin IL-62 (Czechoslovak Airlines ČSA (CSA/OK)), Tupolev Tu-154B (Aeroflot), McDonnell Douglas DC-9 (KLM), Ilyushin Il-18 (LOT)

We will even see what was served for food, including head cheese, rolls, ham, caviar, and dessert.

On the 28. - 30.11.1985, the OK-YBB was blown up with Semtex as a test. There is a photo of how the airplane looks after the destruction. https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/5643714

00:00 | Original vs. remastered version
00:53 | Beginning of the reel
01:57 | OK-YBB
02:15 | Inside of the Ruzyne airport PRG/LKPR
03:22 | Inside of the Ilyushin Il-62 and cockpit in the detail
07:16 | Airplane Food

Founded in 1923, ČSA was the first airline in Czechoslovakia. It initially only operated domestic services, but by 1930 was operating international flights to Yugoslavia. In the late 1960s, ČSA began using Soviet-built aircraft for its extensive European and intercontinental services. This included the long-range Ilyushin Il-18D turboprop, which allowed ČSA to establish transatlantic routes to Montreal, New York City, and Havana. ČSA also operated the short-range Tupolev Tu-134, medium-range Tupolev Tu-154, and long-range Ilyushin Il-62. The Il-62 was the first long-range jet airliner to be put into operation by ČSA. ČSA operated a fleet of 21 Il-62s between 1969 and 1997, including six Il-62Ms. A ČSA-registered Il-62 and three Il-62Ms were used as official Czech government transports between 1974 and 1996.

In the early 1970s, ČSA partner airliner Slov-Air became the world's first to have a captain, Ján Mičica, slain at the controls by a hijacker, during a hijacking to West Germany. The aircraft involved, OK-ADN, is currently displayed in an open-air aircraft museum in Martin, Slovakia