SkyStef's aviation page
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SkyStef's aviation page |
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05/1977 Location: DUS/EDDL Photo: collection Skystef Description: the second FH227 of Delta Air Transport arrived at Antwerp on April 25 1977 and is wearing the first of three color schemes. |
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1979 Location: OST/EBOS Photo: collection Skystef Description: the airframe was between 1979-1983 operational on behalf of Sabena. Here depicted in DAT colors and tail logo but with "Sabena" titles, first noted such at Schiphol on July 21 1979. |
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04/1981 Location: LGG/EBLG Photo: collection Skystef Description: taken just after been painted with blue tail, however on starboard the "Sabena" titles backside the Belgian flag were somewhat obscured by the engine... |
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06/08/1981 Location: OST/EBOS Photo: collection Skystef Description: ... so a bit later, the "Sabena" titles were placed to a more visible spot in front of the flag. |
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04/1981 Location: ANR/EBAW Photo: collection Skystef Description: on the port side, this problem never occured, here seen at its home base. |
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04/1983 Location: ANR/EBAW Photo: collection Skystef Description: it was returned to Delta Air Transport on March 31 1983 and its colors were neutralized. |
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19/06/1983 Location: ANR/EBAW Photo: collection Skystef Description: it was a couple of monts later prepared for a lease to Air Lesotho and resprayed in their full livery, here seen after roll-out from the DAT hangar still seen with the Belgian registration. |
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24/06/1983 Location: ANR/EBAW Photo: collection Skystef Description: on June 24 the taped over Belgian regi was removed resulting in "7P-LAH" and the next day it such left Antwerp to its new operator. |
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28/12/1983 Location: MSU/FXMM Photo: collection Skystef Description: seen at the African home base of the operator. |
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30/01/1984 Location: ANR/EBAW Photo: collection Skystef Description: on January 30 1984, it arrived again at Antwerp on return to Delta Air Transport and is depicted such in the rain. |
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06/1986 Location: ANR/EBAW Photo: Paul Sanders Description: during February 1984 it was resprayed in their second color scheme, being the fourth aiframe to adopt it. |
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05/1989 Location: ANR/EBAW Photo: collection Skystef Description: third and final color scheme for the airframe and carrier adopted somewhere during the Winter season of 1988-89, as from Spring 1988 onwards it was officially known as "DAT". This aircraft was operational till December 1989. It was for over a year stored at Antwerp before being ferried to Norwich on December 22 1990 for further storage. |
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1992 Location: AEP/SABE Photo: collection Skystef Description: over there it was cancelled from the Belgian register on January 11 1991. In 1992 it was sold to Aerolineas Uruguayas as "CX-BQT" and left for South America on April 15 1992. It remained for a while operational in DAT colors with tail logo as could be seen in this shot. |