OY-APV_1979ca_MUC_1600_WH

 

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

 

 

München-Riem

ca. late 1970s

 

OY-APV

Boeing 720-051B

18793 / 384

Maersk Air

 

OY-APV is taxiing to Riem’s runway 25 for take-off. The airframe was noted at the airport on 2 March 1973 and 30 May 1979 (probably visited more often).

 

Information from flickr - thanks to Paul:

New to Northwest Orient as N737US in 1964. To Maersk Air as OY-APV in 1974 then to Conair of Scandinavia in 1981. To Air Xport as TF-AYD in 1987 then to Boeing as N771BE in 1988 and used as an avionics testbed. Scrapped at Everett-Paine Field in 1992.

 

Registration details for this airframe:

rzjets.net/aircraft/?reg=57267

 

This airframe as N737US with Northwest at JFK in January 1972:

www.flickr.com/photos/154191970@N03/50716164253

 

N737US with Northwest at JFK in June 1973 (all metal):

imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/6/7/9/1644976.jpg

 

OY-APV with Maersk at STN in July 1975 (initial colours):

imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/2/6/1/1037162.jpg

 

OY-APV with Conair of Scandinavia at ZRH in October 1984:

www.flickr.com/photos/157839500@N04/54077253766

 

This airframe as N771BE with Kingsley Aviation at BRU in 1988:

www.flickr.com/photos/191692050@N04/53248777491

 

N771BE as Boeing Advanced Avionics Testbed at PAE in October 1991:

imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/0/4/5/0766540.jpg

 

 

Scan from Kodachrome slide (on Kodak Photo CD).

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