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| 10/02/66 | - | Boeing | Rolled out at Renton |
| 09/03/66 | OO-SJJ | Sabena | Registered with Belgian CoA 1632 |
| 10/03/66 | - | - | Made its first flight from Renton |
| 24/03/66 | - | - | Ferried to Brussels |
| 00/00/66 | - | Air Congo | Leased several short periods till mid 1967 in Sabena colors with Air Congo titles |
| 00/00/68 | - | - | Carried name "Med Belgiska Jordgubbar" on the nose for strawberry transportation to Sweden |
| 04/04/69 | - | - | Inaugurated Brussels-Anchorage-Tokyo service |
| 03/08/69 | - | - | Inaugurated Brussels-Athens-Bombay-Bangkok service |
| 00/12/73 | - | Nigeria Airways | Leased for hadj flights with full Sabena colors and "Nigeria Airways" sticker |
| 00/12/73 | - | Sabena | Returned |
| 04/04/74 | - | - | Inaugurated Brussels-Vienna-Teheran-Kuala Lumpur-Jakarta service |
| 00/05/78 | - | - | Cabin specially modified for flights to Atlanta |
| 01/06/78 | - | - | Inaugurated Brussels-Atlanta service |
| 11/06/81 | - | Air Belgium | Leased |
| 00/07/81 | - | Sabena | Returned |
| 00/09/81 | - | - | TAT 53963 hrs |
| 18/04/82 | - | El Al | Leased |
| 22/04/82 | - | Sabena | Returned |
| 00/00/82 | - | - | Converted into all freighter configuration |
| 04/10/82 | - | Jet 24 | Noted Miami in Sabena colors |
| 22/07/83 | - | - | Canx from Belgian register. TAT 54821 hrs |
| 23/07/83 | 9Q-CVG | Katale Aero Transport | Purchased and painted in full colors |
| 27/07/83 | - | - | Ferried to Zaire |
| 00/06/84 | - | - | TAT 55862 hrs, 1041 hrs with KAT, and 304 hrs in June |
| 00/00/88 | - | - | Named "Sebutama" |
| 30/08/89 | - | - | Noted in Brussels during maintenance |
| 01/03/90 | - | - | Damaged beyond repair on heavy and undershot landing at Goma when right main gear collapsed. Crew of six survived. Placed in storage in poor conditions |
| 00/08/90 | - | - | Broken up at Goma |
| 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) World Directory of Airliner Crashes (PSL) Belgian Civil Aircraft since 1920 (MCP) Chronicle of Aviation (JLIP) Chronique de l'Aviation (JLIP) De Belgische civiele luchtvaart in beeld (Europese Bibliotheek) Jet Airliner Production List (TAHS) JP Airline Fleets (Buchair) Sabena 60 years experience Sabena 70 jaar luchtvaartpionier Magazines: Aviation Letter, Scramble, Luftfahrt Journal, Jetstream, Carnets de Vol, Flight International, Onze/Notre Sabena Various text and photo material to be found on the internet.
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