DID747 From France, joined Apr 2005, 400 posts, RR: 1 Posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 26859 times:
Difficult to find photos showing the 2 Libyan 747 , now after more than 30 years, it is possible... The first one, 5A-DIJ while a test flight over WA state.
N14AZ From Germany, joined Feb 2007, 2343 posts, RR: 25 Reply 1, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 26868 times:
Thanks for that picture.
Quoting DID747 (Thread starter): Difficult to find photos showing the 2 Libyan 747
In a Jetstream journal there was a picture showing both 747s next to each other. I will try to make a scan and post it here at the weekend (if I don't receive an email from a lawyer in the meantime...).
DID747 From France, joined Apr 2005, 400 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 26273 times:
These two B747 were accompagnied by a 3rd one, but this one was never painted in full LN colors, it had the registration 5A-DIL. the 3 airliners were sold to Varig as PP-VNA, VNB and VNC, after a storage period in Everett.
But i did never know where they were expected to be used by the airline, which routes? i'm not sure LN had really the need of this kind of aircraft capacity.
idlewild From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 130 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 24104 times:
Those pics look like postcard shots. Back in the Day when airlines gave out aviation/airline related promo material like free candy during Halloween. I believe if you can find said postcards with the LAA logo (aka authentic"), they may be worth a nice shiny copper.
NDiesel From United States of America, joined Mar 2011, 45 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 23924 times:
Any idea of their current whereabouts? I did a search on airfleets, but it returned no results. Any other interesting aircraft stored in or near Tripoli?
Delta MD-11 JFK-CDG - Upon sunrise I fell in love with Aviation
chiawei From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 885 posts, RR: 2 Reply 14, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 21897 times:
PP-VNA is last flown for CX as B-HMD- stored 2/2009 in VCV
PP-VNB is last flown for CX as B-HME- store 9/2008 in VCV
PP-VNC is now flying for southern air as N815SA
DID747 From France, joined Apr 2005, 400 posts, RR: 1 Reply 16, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 20808 times:
Now, the same airliners 5A-DIJ and 5A-DIK but after the US embargo VS Libya, so the titles, logo and the Libyan flag were removed, then the Boeing titles were applied.
5A-DIJ
5A-DIK
If somebody has some more pics about these birds, would be happy to see them...
N14AZ From Germany, joined Feb 2007, 2343 posts, RR: 25 Reply 19, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 17106 times:
Quoting NDiesel (Reply 12): Any other interesting aircraft stored in or near Tripoli?
Status shortly before the civil war started:
Air One Nine, DC 9
Libyan Arab Airlines F 28
Med Avia DHC 8
Buraq B 737-200
Libyan Arab Airlines A 310
9G-LAD, B 707, First Int'l Airways
Buraq B 727-200
B 707 Jamahiriya Air Transport 5A-DJU
LAA F 27
B 727-200, 3D-AAK, ex Alpha Omega Airlines
DC 8 62F 3X-GDN, ex Guinee Express Aviation
United African Airlines, B 707-321C, 5A-DHL and 3 LAA IL 76s
glideslope From United States of America, joined May 2004, 1549 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 13121 times:
Great thread!! Thanks for the effort posting the images.
"All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved"
25 747buff: Sweet sweet pics! Thank you! Were they planning service to JFK before the embargo?
26 SXDFC: Nice exterior pictures, however I am sure many like myself would love to see pictures ( if any exists ) of the interior.
28 DID747: Sorry, I don't have any pictures showing the interior of these two 747, I know they were combis, but if someone has any pic, he's welcome...
29 DID747: Another picture ( from Tom Kim) showing the 5A-DIJ, without Libyan titles but wearing the Boeing titles
30 DID747: still looking for some more pictures, mainly from spotters around everett, WA, USA.
31 DID747: I hope you all enjoy these very rare photos. Now, if someone has some more, I would be very interresting to see e them. Thank you
32 DID747: Please contact me if you want higher resolution photos, and if you have some more photos about these very rare birds. Thank you
33 A388: DID747 thank you very much for sharing those nice golden colors of the past!!! You should upload those photos to the website, great pictures of a nice
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