SkyStef's aviation page
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SkyStef's aviation page |
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1970 Location: - Photo: collection Skystef Description: an ad published in Sabena's timetable of November 1970 making a proud anouncement of the introduction of the first B747 on its network, the B747 is an artistic impression with fake regi "OO-SAB". |
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1970 Location: - Photo: collection Skystef Description: another ad published in Sabena's timetable of November 1970 making an anouncement of the introduction of the first B747 on its run to New York. |
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1970 Location: - Photo: collection Skystef Description: Sabena's timetable of November 1970 making an anouncement of the introduction of the first B747 on its run to New York as flight SN541 / 2 on January 1 1971, but ultimate it was postponed for one week. |
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04/1971 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: collection Skystef Description: the first B747 airframe for Sabena was delivered at Brussels on November 26 1970. It went operational (to New York) on January 8 1971. |
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05/1971 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: collection Radoje Jelic Description: another shot in the same livery taken from the side. |
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1971 Location: - Photo: collection Skystef Description: here captured on a landing in its first livery, but with a grey belly adopted in 1971. |
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1974 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: collection Skystef Description: between January and February 1974, it was converted by Boeing to SCD (Side Cargo Door) on the left side. Also in the upper deck the 3 standard windows were replaced by 10. Here a magnificent view taken from the tower towards satellite "A" (later renamed "C") with in the foreground a Fokker F27 "OO-SBP" and in the back a Sabena Caravelle, most probable "OO-SRA" which flew its final season for them before retirement. |
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1974 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: collection Skystef Description: the SCD (Side Cargo Door) on the left aft side clearly visible. |
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1975 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: collection Skystef Description: seen parked in front the maintenance hangar of Sabena. |
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17/05/1975 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: collection Skystef Description: seen landing on rwy 25L, still in the old livery one of last airframes such left. |
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20/04/1981 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: collection Skystef Description: later during 1975, the second livery was adopted, here seen lining up for a departure on rwy 02 at its home base. |
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08/1984 Location: ORY/LFPO Photo: collection Skystef Description: seen from the other side just before a maintenance visit at Paris Orly whereby its color scheme did change (see below). |
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05/07/1987 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: Charles Bargibant Description: third livery finalysed in October 1984, here depicted with slightly larger "SABENA" titles. |
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23/02/1993 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: Skystef Description: taken just before retirement in the airframes final livery, it was taken out of commercial service on February 28 1993 after a flight from... New York. TT = 94794 hr, total starts & landings = 17682. |
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26/09/1993 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: Skystef Description: captured in neutralized colors and waiting for a potential buyer which was not found. A solution in form of being used as restaurant also failed as 'not transportable', so demolition was its final fate. |
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03/12/1994 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: Skystef Description: from November 23 1994 onwards, it was gradually scrapped. |
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03/12/1994 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: Skystef Description: death of a giant. |
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09/12/1994 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: Skystef Description: seen almost scrapped which was completed by December 13 1994. |