B-2410_1976-05_MUC_1600_MK
Photo taken by Manfred Kaffine kindly provided by him for inclusion on this page.
München-Riem
May 1976
B-2410 (1)
Boeing 707-3J6C
20718 / 872
Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)
Note: B-2410 (2) is Airbus A320-214 c/n 2437 flying for China Eastern Airlines since April 2005.
The first CAAC aircraft to visit Riem caused quite a sensation among Munich spotters when it landed at the airport on 14 May 1976. However, from that day on B-2410 would return many times throughout the remaining 1970s and early 1980s.
The aircraft transported live stock (cattle) from Bavaria to China - this must have been part of a large-scale, long-term deal, but I couldn’t find any information about it on the net. The Chinese always sent the same aircraft, and on many of the visits, it was parked on the same stand. Ironically, the cattle transporter would become the last 707 to operate passenger flights in China (source: Daryl Chapman on flickr).
First flight on 5 October 1973 and delivered to CAAC as 2410 on 12 November 1973 (later re-registered as B-2410). To China Southwest Airlines in November 1983. To Flying Dolphin Airlines as B-513L in March 1998, later re-registered A6-ZYD. Seen with Air Gulf Falcon in January 2001 and reported with Dolphin Air in August 2005. Ended up stored at Tripoli-Mitiga (MJI) (Source: planelogger.com).
Registration details for this airframe:
www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/B-2410/493334
This airframe as 2410 with CAAC at RNT in September 1973 pre-first flight:
www.flickr.com/photos/aero_icarus/13905159907
B-2410 with China Southwest at Guangzhou (CAN/ZGGG) in April 1996:
www.flickr.com/photos/darylchapman/9388013567
This airframe as B-513L with Flying Dolphin at SHJ in March 1998:
cdn.plnspttrs.net/04332/b-513l-untitled-boeing-707-3j6c_P...
This airframe as A6-ZYD at SHJ in October 1999:
www.flickr.com/photos/128485084@N08/47392326201
Scan from Kodak medium format (6 x 6 cm) slide, cropped to 3:2 aspect ratio.
B-2410_1976-05_MUC_1600_MK
Photo taken by Manfred Kaffine kindly provided by him for inclusion on this page.
München-Riem
May 1976
B-2410 (1)
Boeing 707-3J6C
20718 / 872
Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)
Note: B-2410 (2) is Airbus A320-214 c/n 2437 flying for China Eastern Airlines since April 2005.
The first CAAC aircraft to visit Riem caused quite a sensation among Munich spotters when it landed at the airport on 14 May 1976. However, from that day on B-2410 would return many times throughout the remaining 1970s and early 1980s.
The aircraft transported live stock (cattle) from Bavaria to China - this must have been part of a large-scale, long-term deal, but I couldn’t find any information about it on the net. The Chinese always sent the same aircraft, and on many of the visits, it was parked on the same stand. Ironically, the cattle transporter would become the last 707 to operate passenger flights in China (source: Daryl Chapman on flickr).
First flight on 5 October 1973 and delivered to CAAC as 2410 on 12 November 1973 (later re-registered as B-2410). To China Southwest Airlines in November 1983. To Flying Dolphin Airlines as B-513L in March 1998, later re-registered A6-ZYD. Seen with Air Gulf Falcon in January 2001 and reported with Dolphin Air in August 2005. Ended up stored at Tripoli-Mitiga (MJI) (Source: planelogger.com).
Registration details for this airframe:
www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/B-2410/493334
This airframe as 2410 with CAAC at RNT in September 1973 pre-first flight:
www.flickr.com/photos/aero_icarus/13905159907
B-2410 with China Southwest at Guangzhou (CAN/ZGGG) in April 1996:
www.flickr.com/photos/darylchapman/9388013567
This airframe as B-513L with Flying Dolphin at SHJ in March 1998:
cdn.plnspttrs.net/04332/b-513l-untitled-boeing-707-3j6c_P...
This airframe as A6-ZYD at SHJ in October 1999:
www.flickr.com/photos/128485084@N08/47392326201
Scan from Kodak medium format (6 x 6 cm) slide, cropped to 3:2 aspect ratio.