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Boeing 737-229C Advanced (20915)

 

 
Date: 04/1975

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: this B737 airframe for Sabena was delivered at Brussels on March 10 1975 and became operational five days later. Here it's seen at Antwerp on its three daily rotation to London Heathrow with in the back the piston era at this airport which ended in 1978.

Date: 22/11/1982

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Charles Bargibant

Description: seen taxiing for departure on rwy 02 at Brussels.

Date: 1982

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Frans Dechaene

Description: view of the cockpit.

Date: 1982

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Frans Dechaene

Description: view of the cabin.

Date: 07/1991

Location: ARN/ESSA

Photo: Andreas Dürr

Description: second color scheme adopted early 1986, here seen without "Sabena" titles on the engine nacelle.

Date: 17/05/1992

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: from October 1991 onwards, it was for eight months operational in the depicted neutralized markings.

Date: 07/1993

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: from spring 1992 onwards, it received again the Sabena colors without titles. It was leased to Sobelair during summer 1992 with tiny blue "Sobelair"titles on the left front passenger door and below the cockpit. It remained in these colors active for Sabena till Spring 1994 when the Sabena titles were re-applied.

Date: 1993

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: right side without these titles.

Date: 24/07/1994

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: in the full Sabena outfit.

Date: 16/06/1996

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Charles Bargibant

Description: third color scheme adopted mid nineties.

Date: 28/02/1999

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: in January 1999, this airframe was (as time would tell) the sole B737-200 to receive the fourth (and final) color scheme. It was operational for the carrier till February 6 2000.

 

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