[FACT OR FAKE #86] Is This 'Atas' Photo Of Economy Class In The 1960s Real?
Planes were certainly more roomy back in the 1950s and 60s. But is this really an actual presentation of the Economy Class Flying? In our weekly FACT OR FAKE series, we set out to search the deep web to find the truth behind this viral photo.
By Sadho Ram — 28 Dec 2014, 08:28 PM — Updated almost 10 years ago
Have you seen this 1960s image of economy class seating on a Pan-Am 747? It's the viral photo that just won't die.
While the coloured version of the "1960s economy class" photo appears as above, people commonly share this black and white version
Late 1960s, Economy Class Seating on a Pan-Am 747 pic.twitter.com/UxWdVoOpfZ
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So was this really economy class air travel in the 1960s? Is this photo real? How much of this is FACT OR FAKE?
FAKE: It's not a real plane. It's a mock-up produced by Boeing for what the 747 could have looked like.
How can the photo be fake? The cabin is actually just a mock-up made by Boeing in the 1960s to demonstrate what one of their planes might look like one day. The models in this photo never left the ground.
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So what did economy class seating actually look like when the Boeing 747 took off?
The photo here shows what flying really was like back in January of 1970. A bit nicer? Sure. But it's not quite the accessible, luxury experience that people want to romanticize it for being today.
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