C-FETB Pratt and Whitney's Boeing 720 officially retired . .

[bizjets101]

C-FETB The operational service life of the Boeing 720 came to an end on Wednesday, September 29, 2010, at 7:14 p.m. East Standard Time when Pratt and Whitney Canada’s Boeing 720-023B engine test-bed C-FETB landed at it’s St.-Hubert, Quebec base after completing its last ever test-flight.

C-FETB first flew on January 14th 1961, served with American Airlines, followed by MEA - Middle East Airlines of Lebanon, and finally arrived in January 1986 with Pratt and Whitney Corporation of Canada.

Airliners.net photos of C-FETB

Wings Magazine story World's last operational Boeing 720 retires.

C-FETB Boeing 720-023B 18024

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[Meatservo]

Boy, that WINGS article must have been written by a commercial pilot. The spelling is below grade 9 level.

[iflyforpie]

Now the neighbours don't have to worry about being crushed by that massive carbon footprint...

[Panama Jack]

Another historic airframe flies into history.

Hopefully, given its significance, the last airworthy Boeing 720 in the World will have a more dignified end to its service life (like a museum) than what Honeywell did with their Boeing 720 in June 2008.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo6rAj7iCFQ

[HS-748 2A]

My Dad worked on ETB in the '60s.

Like Panama said, hopefully it is saved.

[bizjets101]

FlightAware Flight Tracker for PWC720 (C-FETB) final flight.

FlightAware photo

[Jack Klumpus]

Thanks for posting this.

My love of flying started in this airplane. I was privileged to ride Jumpseat or first class in this bird, close to once a week. Now I sit and watch it retire.

What a ride.