N790FA_1983-06ca_MUC_1290_MRiC
Photo from the Michael Riedl collection, scan kindly provided by him for inclusion on this page.
München-Riem
ca. June 1983
N790FA
Boeing 707-138B
17697 / 39
Private Jet Services
This airframe had visited Riem before as D-ADAP with Air Commerz and as TC-JBN with THY Turkish Airlines, and it was seen several times as N790FA: on 7 and 8 December 1979 with Jet Aviation, from 3 to 5 July 1980 with Private Jet Services, as well as on 4 February 1981, 5 November 1982, 11 to 12 June 1983 and 18 June 1983 with Private Jet Services.
This was the first Boeing 707 delivered to Qantas (as VH-EBB) and the first Boeing 707 to land at Honolulu and Brisbane. There’s lots of information to be found on this airframe due to its significance for Australian aviation.
Information on this airframe from flickr - thanks to Paul:
New to Qantas as VH-EBB in 1959. To Standard Airways as N790SA in 1967, Air Commerz as D-ADAP in 1971 and back to FB Ayer as N790SA in 1973. To Pan Ayer and leased to Turk Hava Yollari as TC-JBN in 1976. Back to Pan Ayer as N790FA in 1977. To Jet Aviation in 1978, Lowa Ltd in 1979, Comtran in 1986, Exec-Aire and Jetran in 1988 and Comtran in 1989. Reregistered as N138SR in 1990. Damaged beyond repair by arsonist at Port Harcourt, Nigeria in 1998.
Based on Google Earth imagery, the aircraft was present on 24DEC03 but gone by 26DEC07 (source: 707.adastron.com).
Registration details for this airframe:
rzjets.net/aircraft/?reg=124357
Very detailed history of this airframe with many photos:
www.aussieairliners.org/b-707q/vh-ebb/vhebb.html
Another detailed history:
www.707.adastron.com/qantas/VH-EBB.htm
This airframe as VH-EBB with Qantas in Australia ca 1959 (before conversion to -138B with turbofan engines):
www.flickr.com/photos/nickant44/8143539882
VH-EBB with Qantas in the original 'V-Jet' livery at LHR in August 1963:
www.aussieairliners.org/b-707q/vh-ebb/4604.157l.jpg
This airframe as N790SA with Standard Airways at SYD in May 1967:
www.aussieairliners.org/b-707q/vh-ebb/4604.315l.jpg
This airframe as TC-JBN with THY at DUS ca. 1976:
www.flickr.com/photos/154191970@N03/30713739267
This airframe as N790FA with Private Jet Servicves at LBG in June 1979:
www.flickr.com/photos/pslg05896/31363223521
N790FA with Private Jet Services at Riem in March 1983 (revised livery):
www.aussieairliners.org/b-707q/vh-ebb/4604.162l.jpg
This airframe as N138SR with Republique du Congo at LBG in May 1994:
www.aussieairliners.org/b-707q/vh-ebb/4605.354l.jpg
N138SR with Comtran International at GVA ca. 1995:
www.flickr.com/photos/154191970@N03/48008401091
N138SR with Comtran International/Kingdom Entertainment under charter for Michael Jackson's HIStory World Tour at STN in October 1996:
www.flickr.com/photos/chrischenn76/5733909039
N138SR stored and rotting away at PHC in April 2005:
imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/1/1/3/0865311.jpg
Scan from Kodachrome slide.
N790FA_1983-06ca_MUC_1290_MRiC
Photo from the Michael Riedl collection, scan kindly provided by him for inclusion on this page.
München-Riem
ca. June 1983
N790FA
Boeing 707-138B
17697 / 39
Private Jet Services
This airframe had visited Riem before as D-ADAP with Air Commerz and as TC-JBN with THY Turkish Airlines, and it was seen several times as N790FA: on 7 and 8 December 1979 with Jet Aviation, from 3 to 5 July 1980 with Private Jet Services, as well as on 4 February 1981, 5 November 1982, 11 to 12 June 1983 and 18 June 1983 with Private Jet Services.
This was the first Boeing 707 delivered to Qantas (as VH-EBB) and the first Boeing 707 to land at Honolulu and Brisbane. There’s lots of information to be found on this airframe due to its significance for Australian aviation.
Information on this airframe from flickr - thanks to Paul:
New to Qantas as VH-EBB in 1959. To Standard Airways as N790SA in 1967, Air Commerz as D-ADAP in 1971 and back to FB Ayer as N790SA in 1973. To Pan Ayer and leased to Turk Hava Yollari as TC-JBN in 1976. Back to Pan Ayer as N790FA in 1977. To Jet Aviation in 1978, Lowa Ltd in 1979, Comtran in 1986, Exec-Aire and Jetran in 1988 and Comtran in 1989. Reregistered as N138SR in 1990. Damaged beyond repair by arsonist at Port Harcourt, Nigeria in 1998.
Based on Google Earth imagery, the aircraft was present on 24DEC03 but gone by 26DEC07 (source: 707.adastron.com).
Registration details for this airframe:
rzjets.net/aircraft/?reg=124357
Very detailed history of this airframe with many photos:
www.aussieairliners.org/b-707q/vh-ebb/vhebb.html
Another detailed history:
www.707.adastron.com/qantas/VH-EBB.htm
This airframe as VH-EBB with Qantas in Australia ca 1959 (before conversion to -138B with turbofan engines):
www.flickr.com/photos/nickant44/8143539882
VH-EBB with Qantas in the original 'V-Jet' livery at LHR in August 1963:
www.aussieairliners.org/b-707q/vh-ebb/4604.157l.jpg
This airframe as N790SA with Standard Airways at SYD in May 1967:
www.aussieairliners.org/b-707q/vh-ebb/4604.315l.jpg
This airframe as TC-JBN with THY at DUS ca. 1976:
www.flickr.com/photos/154191970@N03/30713739267
This airframe as N790FA with Private Jet Servicves at LBG in June 1979:
www.flickr.com/photos/pslg05896/31363223521
N790FA with Private Jet Services at Riem in March 1983 (revised livery):
www.aussieairliners.org/b-707q/vh-ebb/4604.162l.jpg
This airframe as N138SR with Republique du Congo at LBG in May 1994:
www.aussieairliners.org/b-707q/vh-ebb/4605.354l.jpg
N138SR with Comtran International at GVA ca. 1995:
www.flickr.com/photos/154191970@N03/48008401091
N138SR with Comtran International/Kingdom Entertainment under charter for Michael Jackson's HIStory World Tour at STN in October 1996:
www.flickr.com/photos/chrischenn76/5733909039
N138SR stored and rotting away at PHC in April 2005:
imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/1/1/3/0865311.jpg
Scan from Kodachrome slide.