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5Y-ZEB_1987-08_1600_WH

 

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

 

 

München-Riem

August 1987

 

5Y-ZEB

McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63

46122/506

African Safari Airways

 

5Y-ZEB is taxiing to runway 25 for take-off. As PH-DEL with KLM, this DC-8-63 was seen at Riem almost every year between 1972 and 1979, sometimes several times a year, and appearing in Philippine Airlines colours on 3 May 1974, 21 May 1975 and 5 January 1975. I also have a report that she overran the runway here on 21 August 1976 (no further details known). Later in the 1980s, the airframe made a return as 5Y-ZEB with African Safari.

 

Information from airliners.net - thanks to Ian Gains:

Delivered 31/12/69 as PH-DEL to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (ntu as PI-C829 for Philippine Airlines). Leased to PAL from 04/73 - 05/75. Leased to African Safari Airways 03/82 & then sold to them 06/82 and re-registered 5Y-ZEB. Re-reg N823AX 01/94 to Airborne Express. Parked at Wilmington, Ohio, in 2002 and eventually parted out around 2007.

 

Registration details for this airframe:

www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/PH-DEL/650427

 

PH-DEL with KLM at AMS in 1971 (initial colours):

cdn.planespotters.net/13772/ph-del-klm-royal-dutch-airlin...

 

PH-DEL with Philippine Airlines at ZRH ca. mid-1970s:

www.flickr.com/photos/154191970@N03/30407424127

 

PH-DEL with KLM at AMS in August 1981 (later colours with blue top):

abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1442996

 

5Y-ZEB with African Safari landing at Riem ca. late 1980s (later colours):

photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-dhBF2DV/0/XL/i-dhBF2DV-XL.jpg

 

This airframe as N823AX with Airborne Express at PHX in November 1999:

www.flickr.com/photos/antonov22/8735585670

 

 

Scan from Kodachrome slide.

 

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Taken in August 1987