Sterling Airways B727-270 OY-SBI at ENFB / FBU 01-09-1989

Boeing 727-270

cn 23052 / 1817

ff: 23-03-1983 at Renton as N779AL

 

06-04-1983 N779AL USAir, config Y158

 

03-1987 OY-SBI Sterling Airways, config Y182

 

01-05-1992 OY-SBI Air Columbus, config Y182 (leased from NB)

 

ca 11-1993 OY-SBI Sterling Airways (returned)

 

03-1994 OY-SBI Sterling European Airlines tfd, config Y182, op in basic Sterling Airways livery, with SEA logo and titles.

 

15-06-1994 OY-SBI Sobelair (Leased from Sterling European)

12-10-1994 OY-SBI Sterling European Airlines (returned), config Y182. Still op in basic ex Sterling Airways livery, without titles and logo....

 

26-11-1997 N697CA Express One, opf Champion Air, config Y173

02-03-1998 N697CA FINOVA Capital corp, opf Champion Air, config Y173

 

12-09-2008 N697CA Paxair Llc Chicago

 

18-07-2013 wfu and broken up after 30 years in the air.

 

Seen arriving rwy 24 this beautiful evening during "Charter 1989".

Perhaps my best B727 photo... (?)

 

Scanned from original negative film

Done