SkyStef's aviation page |
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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. |
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04/1974 Location: - Photo: collection Skystef Description: seen on a promo flight in the first of three color schemes. |
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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. |
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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. |
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04/1984 Location: ANR/EBAW Photo: collection Skystef Description: standard nose. |
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09/1987 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: collection Skystef Description: in the second color scheme adopted early 1986. |
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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. |
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03/1994 Location: GVA/LSGG Photo: Max Fankhauser Description: seen with "Sobelair" titles which were adopted on May 4 1993. |
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01/11/1994 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: Skystef Description: during 1994 it received updated Sabena colors while on lease to Sobelair. |
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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. |
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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. |