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[Aharon]

Shalom and greetings all my pals,

Presenting EL AL Boeing 707-300 series' departure from B9 gate of LLBG Ben Gurion Airport (Hebrew: נמל ×"תעופ×" בן ×'וריון‎) located in the southeastern outskirts of Tel Aviv about 12 miles from Tel Aviv's city center

Passengers boarding the plane at gate 9B



Being pushed back by airport tug



Disconnecting from airport tug while starting engines



After engines were started, now commencing taxi to runway 30



Thank you for viewing.  Stay tuned for next exciting flight.

Regards,

Aharon

[Azpacair]

Aharon I think this series are some of your best shots ever. Love the classic El Al livery

[Azpacair]

but 707s do not have APUs you have to airstart one engine at the gate and crossbleed the rest

[Aharon]

Azpacair,  good to hear from you!! Welcome to FSW back!!!  Thanks for kind words!!   As for APU, it was on left side of the plane. You gonna ask Bill Gates why.  LOL

Regards,

Aharon