Not since World War II had the airport seen this much activity. Hundreds of people drove out to watch. Their cars clogged the access roads circling the airport as they stopped to take pictures of the different types of planes from so many different airlines. Virgin Air. British Airways. Air Italia. Air France. Sabena. Lufthansa. Aer Lingus. TWA. Delta. Continental. American. US Air. Northwest. Air Hungaria. The list went on and on. There were military planes and a few private jets as well. There were so many planes, in fact, that airport officials had to use Gander’s second runway as a parking
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