29-July-1978

Compagnie Air Fret  Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation

F-BHML The last commercial flown Super Costellation in Europe arrived two days before on a ferry flight with only three operational engines from Nimes. F-BHML was the first part of the "Air Classic" exhibition, which was located opposite the old cargo terminal and next to the airplane fuel yard at Lohausen. (mehr von F-BHML)

6-February-1979

Saudi Arabian Airlines  Boeing 707-368C

HZ-ACJ Today the last B.707 military transport still active in Europe, registered as T.17-3 to the Fuerza Aerea Espanola, seen here on a VIP stopover at Lohausen. In the background F-BHML is visible, the last commercial flown Super Constellation in Europe, which arrived on three engines from Nimes on July, 27th in 1978. (mehr von HZ-ACJ)

-November-1981

Trans Arabia (Dallah Avco)  Boeing 707-123B

HZ-DAT B.707 -line number 50, seen here at Lohausen, 22 years after its first flight in 1959, in the first colourscheme of Dallah Avco with additional small Trans Arabia titles. (mehr von HZ-DAT)

28-February-1987

Martinair   Boeing 747-21AC(M)

PH-MCE "Prins van Oranje" seen on delivery nonstop from the manufacturer Boeing, making a flypast over´Kaagbaan` runway 06 before his first touchdown at Schiphol. Aircraft still exists as SX-ASC of operator Aerospace One. last reported stored at Sharjah. (mehr von PH-MCE)

-August-1989

Martinair  Boeing 747-21A(C/SCD)

PH-MCF "Prins Claus" seen during take-off on the ´Zwanenburgbaan` after the first of total two leasing periodes to Qantas, in the summertime of 1989. PH-MCF still makes a good job, registered as EP-ICD and operated by Iran Air Cargo. (mehr von PH-MCF)

-October-1988

Martinair  Boeing 747-21AC(M)

PH-MCE "Prins van Oranje" seen during pushback on its way back to Schiphol. PH-MCE always had a busy life, either as an airliner or as a freighter all around the globe. (mehr von PH-MCE)

-May-1989

Kalitta Air  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15F

N9353 Photographed on a spring evening back in ´89 during a nightstop after a cargo flight with a precious metal load, one spoke of a gold transport. This DC-9 last was reported as N197US, operated by USA Jet Airlines, equipped again with windows. (mehr von N9353)

-October-1988

Air UK Leisure  Boeing 737-4Y0

G-UKLA "Flagship St. Andrew" One of the very first B.737-400´s delivered from 1988 onwards. This B.737 saw also services as 9M-MLC for Malaysian, VT-MGE for Modiluft, PH-BPA for KLM, TC-SKA for Sky Airlines and she operates actually as TF-BBH for Bluebird Cargo. (mehr von G-UKLA)

-August-1988

Lufthansa  McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30

D-ADJO "Essen" taxies to her Terminal A gate position after a flight from Toronto. After 40 years in service, delivery to Lufthansa was in January 1975, again she is operating services to Europe as a freighter, flown by Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter registered as C-GKFD. (mehr von D-ADJO)

7-March-1981

China Airlines Cargo  Boeing 747-209(F/SCD)

B-1894 China Airlines first Dynasty Cargo B.747 less then one year after delivery new on July, 24th 1980. Delivered to Kalitta Airways on September 10th, 2003 and sadly written off on May, 2nd 2008 at Brussels, when it overrun the runway and broked up in pieces. (mehr von B-1894)

13-March-1981

USAir  Boeing 727-22

N7050U First flight of this ex-United Airlines B.727-100 was on November 12th, 1965 and she is seen here at Sky Harbour airport still wearing Allegheny Airlines colors . (mehr von N7050U)

12-March-1981

Republic Airlines  Boeing 727-2M7 Adv.

N727RW The "Spirit of Mexiko" in a modified Hughes Airwest colourscheme with a bare metal vertical stabilizer after the merge with Republic in January 1981, Republic also was a merge of Southern Airways and North Central Airlines on July, 1st 1979. (mehr von N727RW)

15-March-1981

Braniff  Boeing 727-291

N408BN "The Flying Colors Of The United States" at McCarran. Back in 1975 Braniff engaged the american artist Alexander Calder to paint a B727 in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the United States. In the early up to the mid 70´s Calder painted also another Braniff plane, a DC-8-62 known as the "Calder's Flying Colors". From 1988 until 1990 this B.727 operated also in Europe as TC-AJY for Torosair, unfortunately in a little colorful white painting. (mehr von N408BN)

16-March-1981

Republic Airlines  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15

N9348 This DC-9 flew already for Germanair in 1968/69, registered as D-AMOR and named "Lovebird". She is seen here in her ´Banana Baby` colourscheme of former operator Hughes Airwest, lining up for take off runway 01R. (mehr von N9348)

15-March-1981

Air California  Boeing 737-222

N9014U line number 31, one of the first generation B.737´s, on lease from United Airlines and aproaching McCarren Airport. In 1992 N9014U was broken up at Tucson International, still in basic United c/s. (mehr von N9014U)

16-March-1981

Northwest Airlines  Boeing 747-251B

N612US on final approach, arriving on a weekend charter flight with gamblers on board, seconds before touchdown on runway 01R. This classic first generation B.747 flew over 30 years for Northwest, delivered new to Northwest Orient Airlines on May, 15th 1971, operating her last revenue flight on April, 6 in 2002, stored thereafter at Roswell, New Mexiko. (mehr von N612US)

-July-1977

Overseas National Airways (ONA)  McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF

N1033F Short lived "Holidayliner Enterprise" in the colours of ONA at Rhein-Main. She was destroyed after collision with a PA-31 at Anchorage,Alaska on December, 23rd in 1983, operating as HL7339 for Korean Airlines. Four of the five DC-10-30CF, ordered by ONA were destroyed in accidents, only the last, N1035F survives as N304FE, operating for Federal Express. (mehr von N1033F)

-July-1997

African Safari Airways  McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30

PH-DTL This DC-10-30 had her first flight on December 3rd, 1974 and the delivery date to KLM was on February 26th with immediate lease to Garuda Airways in full colours. In 1976/77 PH-DTL was leased, only for ten months, but in full colours to Thai International, named "Sriwanna" and registered as HS-TGC. This aircraft was also seen as PH-DTL in full colours of her owner KLM and as YV-139C in the colourscheme of VIASA in 1991. Last active operator was Africa One, registered her as 5X-ONE. Thirty years after her first flight she was scrapped at Kemble, UK. (mehr von PH-DTL)

-August-1998

Condor  Boeing 757-230

D-ABNF "Rizzi-Bird", built in 1991, is flying today as "Gloria" in the colours of British Airways - Open Skies as G-HAVN. (mehr von D-ABNF)

15-March-1981

Air California  Boeing 737-159

N472GB in the old colour scheme of Air California, aproaching McCarren Field. In 1971 this B.737-100 was registered as D-ABWA to the West German Air Force, but immediately it was sold again to Boeing. With the merge of AirCal into American AL, N472GB was withdrawn from use and finally broken up at Mojave, California (mehr von N472GB)

16-March-1981

Air California  Boeing 737-159

N471GB in the new, just introduced colour scheme on one of totally two series -100 B.737s, operated by AirCal. Aircraft was ordered and built for Avianca, delivered in November 1968. It was bought by the West German Air Force, registered as D-ABWB, in 1971 but returned to Boeing in 1972. In July 1987 AirCal merged with American Airlines and N471GB was withdrawn from use and finally broken up at LAS in October 1990. (mehr von N471GB)

-October-1977

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines  McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30

PH-DTE Wake up Wolfgang Amadeus !!...Initial attempts of the crew and ground staff to reanimate ´Mozart` and enter PH-DTE in the morning after an evening diversion into Düsseldorf from New Delhi due to bad wheather conditions at Schiphol. This DC-10 was damaged after overrunning runway at Panama City 6.83, recovered for one year and overhauled at Zurich. The next operators were SAS, registered it first as SE-DFG, then as LN-ALN, JAT as YU-AMD, Skyjet as V2-LEA and finally it returned on numerous flights to DUS as OO-PHN and 9G-PHN operating for Ghana AW. (mehr von PH-DTE)

-March-2002

United Airlines  Boeing 767-322(ER)

N653UA still active in the white´Star Alliance´colours today. (mehr von N653UA)

-August-1988

ZAS Airline of Egypt  McDonnell Douglas MD-81

SU-DAK delivered new to ZAS in spring 1988, got later again full ´Airline of Egypt´- titles, also in arabic letters on the fuselage and the tail. (mehr von SU-DAK)

4-November-1989

ZAS Airline of Egypt  McDonnell Douglas MD-82

YU-ANG leased November 1989 until November 1990 from Adria Airways. Aircraft operated also for Aero Lloyd from 1994 until 1996 as D-ALLS and finally as N923TW for TWA and American AL, retired at Roswell, New Mexiko in 2003. (mehr von YU-ANG)