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YU-AKD_1986-08_MUC_1600_WH

 

Photo taken by Wilhelm Hell, scan kindly provided by Michael Bernhard for inclusion on this page.

 

 

München-Riem

August 1986

 

 

YU-AKD

Boeing 727-2L8/Adv

21040 / 1142

Aviogenex

 

During the late 1970s, this airframe was occasionally seen at Riem as a Yugoslav Government jet operating JAT flights. In the 1980s, YU-AKD returned to Riem with Aviogenex, and in November 1986 she was seen here as OY-SBJ leased to Sterling Airways.

 

When used by JAT (or JAT’s charter subsidiary Air Yugoslavia), YU-AKD had a standard single-class layout, but was distinguished by a particularly quiet cabin - apparently it had been equipped with special noise insulation for its use as a Government jet. (Thanks to Michael Bernhard for this information.)

 

Information from airhistory.net - thanks to Stephan Barth (adapted):

c/n 21040/1142 (first flight 18 June 1975). Delivered to Yugoslav Government as YU-AKD/14302 in 1975 (changed to 74302 in 1978). Sold to Aviogenex in February 1983. Leased out for a few months to Sterling as OY-SBJ between October 1986 and April 1987 (flying in basic Aviogenex colours). Returned to Yugoslavia in 1987, and was leased out to a lot of other airlines (Avianca, Egyptair, Chanchangi Airlines etc.). After nearly 30 years of service eventually broken up by its owner Aviogenex at Belgrade in 2006.

 

This was reportedly the last passenger Boeing 727 operating in Europe.

 

Registration details for this airframe:

www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/OY-SBJ/499468

 

YU-AKD with Aviogenex at LGW in October 1985:

www.flickr.com/photos/26268110@N02/49802208471

 

This airframe as OY-SBJ with Sterling at Riem in November 1986:

www.flickr.com/photos/161645265@N08/51420680674/in

 

YU-AKD with Avianca ca. 1987 at MIA (basic Aviogenex colours):

www.flickr.com/photos/154191970@N03/46724734262

 

YU-AKD with Aviogenex at DUS in 1990 (basic Icelandair colours):

www.dusinfo.net/sp/large/15066.jpg

 

YU-AKD with Aviogenex at BLQ in June 1996 (later colours):

cdn.jetphotos.com/full/2/66552_1291151477.jpg

 

YU-AKD with Chanchangi Airlines at Lasham in March 1999:

imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/4/4/0/2210044.jpg

 

YU-AKD with Lone Star Airways at BEG in March 2005:

imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/0/6/2/0815260.jpg

 

 

Scan from Kodachrome slide.

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Taken in August 1986