G-AYBJ_1977-02_MUC_1600_WH

 

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

 

 

München-Riem

February 1977

 

G-AYBJ

Boeing 707-321

17597/68

Kenya Airways,

leased from British Midland Airways

 

G-AYBJ with Kenya Airways was noted at Riem on 22 and 27 February 1977. The thin cheatline is a remnant from the Pakistan International colours the aircraft wore previously.

 

Information from flickr - thanks to Paul (slightly adapted):

Leased from British Midland Airways. Thin cheat line from previous lease to PIA Pakistan International Airlines. New to Pan Am as N719PA in 1959. To British Midland as G-AYBJ in 1970. Leased to a number of airlines (El Al, Sudan Airways, Iraqi Airways, Nigeria Airways, Syrian Arab Airlines, PIA, East African Airways, Tunis Air, Kenya Airways). To MCA Leasing as N431MA in 1978 and leased to different airlines. To Jet Power Inc. in 1980 and stored at Sharjah. Scrapped in 1988.

 

 

Registration details for this airframe:

rzjets.net/aircraft/?reg=56611

 

This airframe as N719PA with Pan American at DUS in September 1969:

imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/3/3/9/4485933.jpg

 

G-AYBJ with BMA at TXL in May 1972 (2nd BMA colours):

abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1143156

 

G-AYBJ leased to El Al at LHR in May 1972 (hybrid colours):

www.airlinefan.com/photos/memberdir15/watermarked/large_w...

 

G-AYBJ leased to Sudan Airways at LHR in May 1974:

imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/0/8/2/0457280.jpg

 

G-AYBJ leased to Iraqi Airways at LHR in September 1974 (full BMA colours, Iraqi Airways sticker):

abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1276292

 

G-AYBJ with BMA at LHR in February 1975 (3rd BMA colours):

imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/7/8/7/1930787.jpg

 

G-AYBJ leased to Syrian Arab Airlines at LHR in July 1975 (full colours):

abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1267999

 

G-AYBJ leased to PIA at EMA ca. 1976 (full colours):

historyofpia.com/gaybj_gs8.jpg

 

G-AYBJ leased to Kenya Airways at EMA in July 1977 (basic Tunis Air (?) colours):

www.airhistory.net/photos/0260197.jpg

 

G-AYBJ leased to Kuwait Airways at EMA in November 1977 (basic Tunis Air (?) colours):

www.airhistory.net/photos/0260545.jpg

 

G-AYBJ with BMA at EMA in January 1978 (basic Tunis Air (?) colours):

www.airhistory.net/photos/0260377.jpg

 

This airframe as N431MA with Aeroamerica at SNN in 1979 (basic Tunis Air (?) colours):

www.flickr.com/photos/shanair/28279395909

 

This airframe as N431MA with Southeast Airlines at MIA in January 1980:

www.flickr.com/photos/73886013@N06/30385076765

 

 

Scan from Kodachrome slide.

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