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User currently offlinePMN From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2005, 562 posts, RR: 1
Posted (7 years 10 months 1 week 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 1303 times:

Hi All,

I'm just wondering if anyone has any information regarding the 'Republique du Zaire' 707 parked up at LIS. I first noticed it flying out of Lisbon a few years ago, and a couple of weeks ago our bus to the terminal drove right in front of it. It's a very sad sight.

Does anyone know how this poor old plane came to be at rest at LIS? I know it's an ex-TAP aircraft, but what did it do after leaving TAP, and how did it come to left desolate and neglected in a corner at Lisbon?

Thanks for any info
Paul


Edith in his bed, a plane in the rain is humming, the wires in the walls are humming some song - some mysterious song
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User currently offlineBoeingBus From United States of America, joined May 2004, 1588 posts, RR: 18
Reply 1, posted (7 years 10 months 1 week 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 1254 times:

Good question... I have seen it there parked for many years... Maybe one of our Portuguese friends can let us know...


Airbus or Boeing - it's all good to me!
User currently offlineTAP1972 From Portugal, joined Dec 2003, 396 posts, RR: 3
Reply 2, posted (7 years 10 months 1 week 1 day ago) and read 1191 times:

I think the plane belonged to Mobutu (or to the government). I guess they never paid what they owed to Lisbon airport and the plane was kept there.

That was the story I heard.

User currently offlineFCKC From France, joined Nov 2004, 2347 posts, RR: 4
Reply 3, posted (7 years 10 months 1 week 23 hours ago) and read 1145 times:

TAP1972

Exactly.That's also what i was told in Lisboa one year ago.

User currently offlineBuyantUkhaa From Mongolia, joined May 2004, 2779 posts, RR: 3
Reply 4, posted (7 years 10 months 1 week 17 hours ago) and read 1064 times:

The Convair 880 (or 990, whatever) parked outside the airport has an even more interesting history - and still an interesting function now  Smile


I scratch my head, therefore I am.
User currently offlinePMN From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2005, 562 posts, RR: 1
Reply 5, posted (7 years 10 months 1 week 8 hours ago) and read 979 times:

Quoting BuyantUkhaa (Reply 4):
The Convair 880 (or 990, whatever) parked outside the airport has an even more interesting history - and still an interesting function now

I'm guessing you mean Showgirls?! It's quite an interesting sight sat at the side of the road!

Paul


Edith in his bed, a plane in the rain is humming, the wires in the walls are humming some song - some mysterious song
User currently offlineTAP1972 From Portugal, joined Dec 2003, 396 posts, RR: 3
Reply 6, posted (7 years 10 months 1 week 7 hours ago) and read 947 times:

Quoting BuyantUkhaa (Reply 4):
and still an interesting function now

It is a Strip Tease club now, I believe you get a special treatment if you wish to visit the cockpit  laughing 
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