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C-FTOB_1978-10-15_MUC_1290_AR

 

Photo taken by Andreas Rink, slide kindly provided for scanning by Florian Weiß.

 

 

München-Riem

1978-10-15 (15 October 1978)

 

C-FTOB / 302

Boeing 747-133

20014 / 121

Air Canada

 

C-FTOB has left Riem from runway 25 on a day of many diversions. Other aircraft diverted from Frankfurt that day included El Al B747 4X-AXD, Lufthansa B747 D-ABYG, Lufthansa Cargo B707 D-ABUO and Olympic Airways B727 SX-CBF. In addition, there were diversions from AMS (KLM DC-10 PH-DTL) and VIE (El Al B720 4X-ABB, Austrian Airlines DC-9s OE-LDC, OE-LDD and OE-LDH). There was even a diversion from MIL (THY DC-9 TC-JAG).

 

Delivered new to Air Canada in March 1971 as CF-TOB. Flew for Iberia as EC-DXE, Middle East Airlines, Olympic Airways, EgyptAir and Nigeria Airways as EI-BRR, Wardair Canada as C-FTOB, FedEx as N621FE, Nationair as C-FTOB, Air Atlanta Icelandic, Kabo Air, Iberia and Saudia as TF-ABR. (Sources: planelogger.com, rzjets.net) Wfu and stored at MZJ in Saudia colours; scrapped some time after 2003.

 

Registration details for this airframe:

www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/CF-TOB/525252

 

This airframe as CF-TOB with Air Canada at LHR in July 1973 (earlier colours):

www.flickr.com/photos/158949556@N05/38367083396

 

This airframe as EC-DXE with Iberia at GLA in 1984 (Air Canada cheatline):

www.flickr.com/photos/gerrymcl/32385948550

 

This airframe as EI-BRR leased to Nigeria Airways at SNN in 1986:

www.flickr.com/photos/shanair/15717414934

 

C-FTOB with Wardair Canada at ORY in June 1987:

cdn.planespotters.net/17678/c-ftob-wardair-canada-boeing-...

 

This airframe as N621FE at FRA ca. 1990:

www.flickr.com/photos/edge-to-edge-photography/15792836965

 

This airframe as TF-ABR with Saudia at FRA in 1997 (full colours):

www.flickr.com/photos/steelhead2010/24574728399

 

TF-ABR with Iberia at MAD in November 1998 (full colours):

cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/80495_1458216372.jpg

 

TF-ABR with Air Atlanta at PMI in June 1999 (all white, no titles):

www.jetphotos.com/photo/6206113

 

TF-ABR with Saudia at LUX in July 1999 (white fuselage):

cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/75877_1462605049.jpg

 

TF-ABR at MZJ in October 2003:

www.flickr.com/photos/133813370@N04/49666084402

 

 

Scan from Kodachrome slide.

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Uploaded on February 4, 2025
Taken on October 15, 1978