YK-AHB 1 Boeing 747SP-94 Syrian Arab Airlines LHR 17AUG02
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 31-Aug-19, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 12-Dec-25 (rescanned from a very yellowed negative).
Named: "Arab Solidarity".
This aircraft was delivered to Syrian Arab Airlines as YK-AHB in Jul-76. After more than 31 years in service it was withdrawn from service and stored at Damascus in 2008, only because the airline was unable to obtain spare parts due to US sanctions.
Sometime around 2012/2013, the aircraft was ferried to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was noted stored there in Sep-13. It was broken up at Riyadh in Apr/May-14.
YK-AHB 1 Boeing 747SP-94 Syrian Arab Airlines LHR 17AUG02
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 31-Aug-19, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 12-Dec-25 (rescanned from a very yellowed negative).
Named: "Arab Solidarity".
This aircraft was delivered to Syrian Arab Airlines as YK-AHB in Jul-76. After more than 31 years in service it was withdrawn from service and stored at Damascus in 2008, only because the airline was unable to obtain spare parts due to US sanctions.
Sometime around 2012/2013, the aircraft was ferried to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was noted stored there in Sep-13. It was broken up at Riyadh in Apr/May-14.