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| 28/12/58 | - | - | Order signed by Sabena. First European order for the B707 (for 3 orders and 2 options which were converted to orders on 26/01/56) |
| 23/09/59 | - | Boeing | Rolled out at Renton |
| 28/09/59 | - | - | Left paint shop in full Sabena colors |
| 02/11/59 | OO-SJA | Sabena | Registered with Belgian CoA 1279. First jetliner in Belgium |
| 03/11/59 | - | - | Made its first flight from Renton |
| 04/12/59 | - | - | Handed over |
| 00/12/59 | - | - | Crew training |
| 17/12/59 | - | - | Ferry flight Seattle-New York. TAT 86 hrs |
| 20/12/59 | - | - | Ferried Seattle-Idlewild-Brussels on delivery. Speed record between Idlewild and Brussels: 6hrs 17 minutes |
| 21/12/59 | - | - | Arrived Brussels at 1015 local time. |
| 22/12/59 | - | - | Flown Brussels-Leopoldsville (Belgian Congo) for crew training |
| 20/01/60 | - | - | Inaugurated Brussels-Leopoldsville service |
| 23/01/60 | - | - | Inaugurated Brussels-Idlewild service. First revenue flight across the Atlantic by an European carrier |
| 25/01/60 | - | - | Inaugurated Brussels-Johannesburg service |
| 20/06/60 | - | - | Inaugurated Brussels-Manchester-Prestwick-Idlewild service |
| 09/07/60 | - | - | Participated Congo airlift (total o |
| 16/07/60 | - | - | Carried 303 pax from Leopoldsville to Brussels. The record-setting non-stop flight of 4000 miles took seven hours and was within safe limits because majority of the pax were children and babies. Exact breakdown was; 12 men, 131 woman, 118 children, 32 babies, plus crew of 10. Most children sat on the floor, babies were placed in luggage racks. (together with SJB, SJC, SJD and SJE: 62 flights with average of 250 pax in Congo Airlift ) |
| 12/10/60 | - | - | First overhaul and tail modification made at Brussels. (F.C.I.P. (Flight Control Improvement Program)). TAT 2531 hrs |
| 01/12/60 | - | - | Returned to service |
| 24/11/61 | - | - | Aileron trim trouble en route Brussels-Buenos Aires. Landed safely |
| 28/03/62 | - | - | Stabilizer trim trouble en route Brussels-JFK |
| 00/00/62 | - | Air Congo | Leased several short periods till end 1967 in Sabena colors with Air Congo titles |
| 18/01/66 | - | - | Stabilizer trim trouble en route Leopoldsville-Brussels |
| 20/10/66 | - | - | Record breaking flight at 35000ft, 0,8 Mach speed |
| 17/10/67 | - | - | Damaged in ground accident at Montreal |
| 00/10/71 | - | Air Zaire | Leased in Sabena colors with "Air Zaire" titles |
| 00/10/72 | - | Sabena | Returned |
| 00/12/72 | - | - | Removed from scheduled service. Interior changed to all-economy and used as back-up aircraft |
| 00/01/73 | - | Tunis Air | Leased, with "Tunis Air" sticker and Tunis flag for Hadj flights |
| 08/02/73 | - | - | TAT 44050 hrs |
| 28/02/73 | - | Sabena | Returned and new colors applied at Brussels |
| 00/12/73 | - | Loftleidir Icelandic | Leased for some flights LUX-JFK with fuel stop LBG due to strike of cabin staff Loftleidir DC8 |
| 00/12/73 | - | Air Algerie | Leased with full colors |
| 26/04/74 | - | Sabena | Returned |
| 00/03/75 | - | - | Returned to Brussels after an engine-fire en route Brussels-Casablanca |
| 08/01/76 | - | Mandala Airlines | Leased for Hadj flights and seen such in Sabena colors with "Mandela Airlines" titles at Abu Dhabi |
| 22/02/76 | - | Sabena | Returned |
| 28/11/76 | - | - | Inaugurated Brussels-Baghdad service |
| 07/10/77 | - | Sobelair | Purchased, but stayed in Sabena markings |
| 05/11/77 | - | Cameroon Airlines | Noted at Jeddah on lease for Hadj flights |
| 00/12/77 | - | Sobelair | Returned and leased back to Sabena |
| 03/04/78 | - | Sabena | Inaugurated Brussels-Dhahran-Doha-Abu Dhabi service |
| 04/10/78 | - | - | TAT 58958 hrs |
| 14/08/80 | - | - | Noted at Brussels without titles |
| 00/09/80 | - | - | TAT 63557 hrs |
| 00/12/80 | - | Sobelair | Returned |
| 00/01/81 | - | Sabena | Leased |
| 01/03/81 | - | Inter-Fret | Sub-leased |
| 25/03/81 | - | Sabena | Returned |
| 29/03/81 | - | - | Last revenue service for Sobelair, Brussels-Las Palmas, when no 3 engine exploded on t/o returning safely at Brussels with 109 pax and 9 crew, no injuries. Placed in storage. TAT 64462 hrs |
| 15/04/81 | - | - | Registration canx at Brussels. TAT 64463 hrs, 18684 landings |
| 01/06/81 | - | - | CoA expired |
| 15/04/82 | - | Air Museum of Brussels | Canx from register and donated, with registration on aircraft |
| 24/06/82 | - | - | Dismantling begun |
| 00/08/82 | - | - | First transfer to Museum |
| 03/02/83 | - | - | Cockpit-section arrived at the Museum |
| 04/04/84 | - | - | Only front section was assembled at the museum due to lack of space. TAT 64463 hrs and 25 minutes |
| Following sources are acknowledged. Individual Aircraft History of the Boeing 707 (Buchair USA) The Boeing 707-720 and C-135 (Air-Britain Publication) Airliners in Belgium - BCARG special 1 Boeing 707 Intercontinental (Aviation Society of Antwerp vzw) Belgian Civil Aircraft since 1920 (MCP) Chronicle of Aviation (JLIP) Chronique de l'Aviation (JLIP) Jet Airliner Production List (TAHS) JP Airline Fleets (Buchair) Sabena 70 jaar luchtvaartpionier Magazines: Aviation Letter, Scramble, Luftfahrt Journal, Jetstream, Carnets de Vol, Onze/Notre Sabena Various text and photo material to be found on the internet. Ward Dossche for an addition lease Loftleidir Icelandic in Dec 1973
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