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5B-DAY_1991-04_MUC_1290_HS

 

Photo taken by Herwart Schneider and kindly provided by him for inclusion on this page.

 

 

München-Riem

April 1991

 

5B-DAY

Boeing 707-338C

19622 / 660

Avistar Airlines

 

 

Information from flickr - thanks to Guido Allieri:

5B-DAY (c/n 19622 l/n 660 series -338C) was delivered to Qantas in January 1968 as VH-EAB. In December 1977 the plane was sold to ITEL for immediate leasig to Young Cargo as OO-YCL. Returned to the lessor in May 1979, the plane was then leased in July to Air Niugini as P2-ANA. It remained with Air Niugini until April 1984 when it was sold to TRATCO Leasing and sent in July to Air Artic as TF-AEC. In August 1985 it was sub-leased to Surinam Airways and then in December sub-leased to Air Maldives. In February 1986 the aircraft went to ZAS Airlines of Egypt as SU-DAE and remained in Egypt until July 1988 when it was sold to Nile Safaris Corp as ST-ALL. In May 1990 the plane was sold to Avistar as 5B-DAY and sold in May 1995 to US Air Force to be modified as E-8 in the Joint Stars program (92-3289).

 

The US Air Force retired 92-3289 on 11 February 2022:

www.acc.af.mil/News/Article/2933089/georgia-air-national-...

 

Registration details for this airframe:

www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/5B-DAY/492436

 

This airframe as VH-EAB with Qantas at MAN in February 1974:

www.flickr.com/photos/kenfielding/6053728855

 

This airframe as OO-YCL with Young Cargo at OST ca. 1978:

www.flickr.com/photos/154191970@N03/31496773488

 

This airframe as P2-ANA with Air Niugini at Port Moresby ca. early 1980s:

www.flickr.com/photos/154191970@N03/34688107200/

 

This airframe as TF-AEC with Air Arctic Island (leased to Surinam Airways) at AMS in 1985 (basic Air Niugini colours):

www.flickr.com/photos/154191970@N03/48322599021

 

This airframe as SU-DAE with ZAS Airline of Egypt at MST in 1986:

www.flickr.com/photos/steelhead2010/51106268467

 

This airframe as ST-ALL with Nile Safaris Aviation ca. 1989:

www.flickr.com/photos/brunogeiger/20525277858

 

5B-DAY with Avistar Airlines at FRA in January 1991 (no logo):

www.airhistory.net/photo/261384/5B-DAY

 

This airframe as 92-3289 with USAF at Nellis AFB in November 2017:

www.flickr.com/photos/ianossy/38683050832

 

 

Scan from Kodachrome slide.

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