Hi Ron,
The last time I ever flew in one was 1986 on Bangladesh Biman from Dhaka to
Bangkok.
On that particular flight luckily the cargo door didn't blow out, causing the cabin floor
to collapse and it in turn severing the control cables, but I was mindful of
the possibility and even visualized the ensuing short story buried on page 12 of the
Sydney Morning Herald with the obligatory line reading "there was one Australian
on-board".
One thing I will give them was the cabins were spacious with boxy angles and
impressive overhead space. Like the styling of some big American car.
Apparently Bangladesh Biman plan to fly the last one in the world to take passengers in February.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/12/05/tr...0-last-flight/