SkyStef's aviation page
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SkyStef's aviation page |
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09/1971 Location: LBG/LFPB Photo: collection Skystef Description: Sabena fifth Caravelle was delivered on March 24 1961. It remained operational for the carrier till April 1976 and is here captured in the first (of two) liveries. |
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03/1973 Location: ORY/LFPO Photo: collection Skystef Description: with the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Belgian flag carrier a new color scheme was under investigation, here seen in a test livery adopted in November 1972 which at the end was not chosen as the tail colors were inversed. |
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04/1973 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: collection Skystef Description: couple of months later, second and final Sabena livery here captured with flaps down, just after landing on runway 02 at its home base. |
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09/1974 Location: ZRH/LSZH Photo: collection Skystef Description: leased to Tunis Air in the Summer of 1974, in basic Sabena colors with "Tunis Air" titles and tail motive.. |
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11/1974 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: collection Skystef Description: French operator TAR wanted it to use for inclusive-tour charters. It was painted in November 1974 with tail motive in a basic Sabena color scheme, here such captured with the Belgian registration hidden behind the engine. |
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12/1974 Location: NCE/LFMN Photo: collection Skystef Description: it was ferried from Brussels to Nice in November 1974, but remained stored over there as permission for charter operations was refused. |
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23/04/1975 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: collection Skystef Description: in January 1975 it returned to Brussels where it was most of the time stored. It received again the Sabena titles but still wearing basic tail colors of TAR and is depicted such through the windows of the so called 'Sky Hall' of Brussels airport. This airframe was leased in these markings to Sobelair during August-September of 1975. Afterwards it was again laid up at Brussels until being leased to Catair from April 1976 onwards, on June 4 of the same year being sold to them as "F-BYCD". |