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| 25/07/66 | - | Boeing | Rolled out at Renton |
| 17/08/66 | OO-SJK | Sabena | Registered with Belgian CoA 1673 |
| 19/08/66 | - | - | Made its first flight from Renton |
| 30/08/66 | - | - | Handed over and ferried to Brussels |
| 31/08/66 | - | - | Inaugurated Brussels-Athens-Dar Es Salaam service |
| 00/00/66 | - | Air Congo | Leased several short periods till early 1967 with Sabena colors and "Air Congo" titles |
| 13/07/68 | - | - | Crashed 8 miles from Lagos after a cargo flight from Brussels. Five crew and two pax were killed. Crew did consist of: captain Pol Taminiaux, co-pilot Jacques Ruwet, navigator Paul Deynckens, radio operator Charles Tytgat, flight engineer Robert Laroche, landing mechanic Marcel Vanhemelrijck and load master Marcel Verhulst. The reason why the aircraft descended below its minimum safe altitude has not been determined. Hypothesis is that it encountered bad weather, but several witnesses saw the plane burning before crashing. Latter report could feed the hypothesis that it might have been carrying weapons which caught fire during the Biafra-Nigerian War. TAT 6048 hrs |
| 27/08/68 | - | - | Canx from register |
| Following sources are acknowledged. Individual Aircraft History of the Boeing 707 (Buchair USA) The Boeing 707-720 and C-135 (Air-Britain Publication) Airliners in Belgium - BCARG special 1 Boeing 707 Intercontinental (Aviation Society of Antwerp vzw) World Directory of Airliner Crashes (PSL) Belgian Civil Aircraft since 1920 (MCP) Chronique de l'Aviation (JLIP) Jet Airliner Production List (TAHS) JP Airline Fleets (Buchair) Sabena 70 jaar luchtvaartpionier Magazines: Aviation Letter, Scramble, Luftfahrt Journal, Jetstream, Carnets de Vol, Onze/Notre Sabena Various text and photo material to be found on the internet.
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