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N801FT_1978-05-25_MUC_1200_SR

 

Photo taken by Stefan Röhrich.

 

 

München-Riem

1978-05-25 (25 May 1978)

 

N801FT

Boeing 747-123(SF)

20101 / 57

Cargo Air Lines (C.A.L.) on lease from El Al Israel Airlines

 

N801FT visited Riem a number of times between autumn 1977 and spring 1978. Flying Tiger titles still visible on the blank fuselage ( (looking closely, even the original registration N9662 could be discerned). Port side had additional El Al titles.

 

New to American Airlines in July 1970 as N9662, went on to Flying Tigers as N801FT in September 1974 and converted to freighter; leased to Lufthansa 21 January to 1 March 1975, to El Al from August 1977 and back to American Airlines as N662AA from February 1980. Finally with United Parcel Service (UPS) as N676UP from December 1984. (Sources: planelogger.com, rzjets.net) Scrapped at ROW (source: spotter.koeln).

 

Registration details for this airframe:

www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/N801FT/525307

 

This airframe as N9662 with American Airlines at LAX in August 1970:

cdn.jetphotos.com/full/2/57211_1276711994.jpg

 

N801FT with Flying Tigers at ORD in June 1977:

www.flickr.com/photos/23032926@N05/5098828179

 

N801FT with El Al Cargo at LHR in September 1977:

www.flickr.com/photos/53277566@N06/8725811968

 

N801FT with Flying Tigers at LAX ca. 1980 (tail without logo):

www.flickr.com/photos/154191970@N03/36277144273

 

This airframe as N676UP with UPS at CGN in February 2007:

www.planepictures.net/a/58/98/1171304605.jpg

 

N676UP stored at ROW in May 2009:

www.flickr.com/photos/perspectivephotography/3511081155

 

Scan from Kodachrome K25 slide.

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