I always wanted to fly on one. Of all of my trips, never a 747.
DC-10 check
L-1011 (my fav) several times
And most of the others.
I used to have first class upgrades and enough miles for 2 roundtrips to Paris on TWA. Maybe I’m fortunate I never got to use them. Because it was during that time, too.
There was always a TWA 747 loading up for Paris whenever I departed Lambert - it was right across from my gate - used to see it nearly every week or every couple of weeks.
I spent a lot of time on the DC-10. United Airlines from Dulles to Denver then a hop to Albuquerque (my home away from home). I had to be in Albuquerque about once every three weeks so I used the same flights every time. The flight crews knew me and the rental car folks knew my voice when I called.
One of my favorite planes to fly was the old twin engine Convair flown by North Central Airlines. When I was young I flew on those a few times and loved it. Also flew one flight in the early 70s on a Douglas DC-7. I love flying in propeller-driven aircraft.
Like you, never a 747. I got on the same big ones as you, L-1011 & DC-10, courtesy of the US Army & World Airways to Frankfurt Rhein-Main AB.
L-1011 were underrated planes...