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 Fairchild-Hiller 227B (559)

 

 
Date: 07/1979

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: the first FH227 of Delta Air Transport was registered on March 18 1977 and arrived a week later on March 23 at Antwerp as OO-HTC. Six months later it was reregistered and here captured in the first livery.

Date: 11/1982

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: between 1979-1983 it was used on behalf of Sabena, and was painted with a blue tail by January 1981. First months "Sabena" titles were more to the left, but as they were obscured by the engines, the version which is here depicted was opted.

Date: 14/02/1981

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: timeless picture taken at its home base with in the back the departure of one of the two FH-227's of the company which remained in their own livery.

Date: 05/1983

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: it was returned to Delta Air Transport on April 1 1983 and its colors were neutralized.

Date: 08/05/1983

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: a few weeks later again operational and here seen on the left side with very small "DAT" titles in the cheatline.

Date: 05/1984

Location: AMS/EHAM

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: second color scheme, adopted by November 1983 being the third aircraft.

Date: 14/04/1988

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: third and final color scheme adopted by March 1988 in anticipation of its name change to DAT. However the airframe was only operational in this outfit till early May 1988 because...

Date: 05/1988

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: ...it was sold to ALM in May 1988 being rolled-out at Antwerp on May 16 in a DAT style livery. It left for Curacao on May 28, still with Belgian registration, but was cancelled from the register on June 2 1988 and became a day later "PJ-FHA".

 

Belgian register