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Boeing 737-229 Advanced (20907)

 

 
Date: 03/1974

Location: RNT/KRNT

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: the first B737 of Sabena was handed over on April 29 1974 but remained for a while in the States for crew training. It was delivered at Brussels on May 17 (being the second on Belgian soil after OO-SDB) and became operational on June 15. Here depicted in the factory of Boeing.

Date: 04/1974

Location: -

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: seen on a promo flight in the first of three color schemes.

Date: 01/08/1974

Location: LHR/EGLL

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: captured on a take-off roll at Heathrow a few months after been delivered to Sabena.

Date: 1980

Location: BSL/LFSB

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: within a year, there were some slight adjustments like adding small "belgian world airlines" titles and placing the registration in the cheatline. Here also depicted with a temporary white nose.

Date: 04/1984

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: standard nose.

Date: 09/1987

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: in the second color scheme adopted early 1986.

Date: 07/1992

Location: FRA/EDDF

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: between March 1 1992 and August 1996, it was a couple of times leased to Sobelair, here seen such without titles.

Date: 03/1994

Location: GVA/LSGG

Photo: Max Fankhauser

Description: seen with "Sobelair" titles which were adopted on May 4 1993.

Date: 01/11/1994

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: during 1994 it received updated Sabena colors while on lease to Sobelair.

Date: 13/10/1996

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: airframes final color scheme of Sabena and carrying stickers like "Flying together with Swissair", another one as official carrier of the Olympic games of 1996 and a "Marsupilami" cartoon.

Date: 13/10/1996

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: detail of two of these stickers. The airframe remained active for Sabena till March 8 1999.

 

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