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D-ABKT _1986-08_MUC_1290_WH

 

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

 

 

München-Riem

August 1986

 

D-ABKT (1) "Aachen"

Boeing 727-230/Adv

21623 / 1433

Lufthansa

 

Note: D-ABKT (2) was Boeing 737-86J c/n 36881 / 3671 flying with Air Berlin from June 2011 to February 2016.

 

D-ABKT is taxiing to Riem’s runway 25 for take-off.

 

Information from airhistory.net - thanks to Michael Röser:

Delivered 1979. Air Terrex OK-JGY 1992, leased to Pacific Airlines 1993-1994, from 1998 ZS-OBO Comair, Kulula, Safair. Withdrawn past 2004 and scrapped. Painted 1990 in the latest colours as the only 727 so treated and used for a number of special charters but reverted back to operating European and domestic schedules in later days. Flew very last Lufthansa 727 service as LH9680 from Frankfurt to Hamburg on 04 October 1992.

 

Before, D-ABKT had also flown the last Lufthansa scheduled 727 service (FRA-VLC-FRA) on 26 September 1992. (Source: flugrevue.de)

 

In August/September 1990, D-ABKT was chartered by the Government of Brunei, reportedly carrying the Sultan of Brunei's sister on a shopping expedition to the US. Photos from JFK and LAX exist. (Source: joepriesaviation.net)

 

 

Registration details for this airframe:

www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/D-ABKT/500505

 

Report about D-ABKT’s farewell flight with Lufthansa, including photos (in German):

www.flightforum.ch/board/topic/31824-lufthansa-boeing-727...

 

D-ABKT with Lufthansa at LAX in September 1990:

www.flickr.com/photos/peach_air/49983187492

 

This airframe as OK-JGY with Air Terrex at PRG ca. early 1990s:

www.flickr.com/photos/steelhead2010/44282538681

 

OK-JGY with Pacific Airlines ca. early 1990s in basic Air Terrex colours (postcard):

jjpostcards.com/35987-thickbox_default/pacific-airlines-v...

 

OK-JGY with Pacific Airlines at MFM in April 1996:

www.flickr.com/photos/darylchapman/4262400248

 

This airframe as ZS-OBO with Comair/British Airways at CPT in October 2000:

www.flickr.com/photos/133813370@N04/53381537129

 

ZS-OBO with Kulula at JNB in November 2002:

imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/1/2/2/7776221.jpg

 

ZS-OBO with Safair at JNB in February 2003 (all white):

imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/8/8/8/0377888.jpg

 

 

Scan from Kodachrome slide (on Kodak Photo CD).

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Taken in August 1986