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Posted by Mark Bermudez (m2eagle2)
on 8/13/2008, 12:29 am
70.119.80.3
I checked and rechecked my references. It appears that the majority of Pan Am's 720-030B fleet came from Lufthansa Airlines:
AIRCRAFT DETAILS
Manufacturer: Boeing
Model: 720 – 030B
Aircraft Type: Fixed Wing Multi-Engine
Const. No: 18059
Line Number: 203
Engine MFR: Pratt & Whitney
Engine Model: 4X JT3D – 1
Engine Type: Turbojet
Operator: Pan American World Airways
Registration: N784PA
Clipper Name: Panama
AIRCRAFT HISTORY
Manufacturer’s first flight: 04 / 21 / 1961
Service Dates: 1964 to 1973
Registrations: D-ABOL, N784PA, HK-676, N3831X, [B/U]
Summary: Originally delivered to Lufthansa as D-ABOL, 05/02/1961. Delivered to Pan Am as Clipper Panama, 03/26/1964. No Pan Am rename.
DELIVERY DATE OPERATOR REGISTRATION
05 / 01 / 1961 Lufthansa D-ABOL
03 / 26 / 1964 Pan Am B747BJ
08 / 31 / 1984 Avianca HK-676
04 / 13 / 1983 National Air Leases N3831X
CURRENT STATUS
Fate: Scrapped
Location: Davis Monthan AFB (DMA), Tucson, Arizona
Date: April 1992
Owner: NATIONAL AIRCRAFT
Registration: N3831X
Comments: rg IALI 4/83, used for KC-135 parts KDMA, b/u by 4/92 [B/U ARIZONA APR92 - HULK EXTANT]
FAA information: N/A
AIRFRAME #18059 - Photos:
1) Operator: Lufthansa
Registration: D-ABOL
Country: Germany
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=13692
2) Operator: Pan American World Airways
Registration: N784PA
Country: USA
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=N784PA&distinct_entry=true
http://www.airlinefan.com/airline-photos/1924431/Pan-Am/Boeing/720/N784PA/
http://bp0.blogger.com/_ocsYp7lzFnM/RjUDhDIRMSI/AAAAAAAAABU/hGyP5fx0QEE/s1600-h/temp-003_inet_filtered_800px.jpg
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5975739&nseq=0
http://www.myaviation.net/search/photo_search.php?id=00872776
3) Operator:
Registration: HK-676
Country: Columbia
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=HK-676&distinct_entry=true
4) Owner: National Aircraft
Registration: N3831X
Country: USA
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?front=yes&s=1&keywords=N3831X
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Boeing-720-030B/0125375/M/
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Boeing-720-030B/0001787/M/
Have a great day,
Mark Bermudez
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University graduate & alumni
Research aviation historian
Plane spotter
FAA Aircraft Mechanic
References
Operator History
http://rzjets.net/aircraft/search.php
http://www.abcdlist.nl/boeing_seattle_02.html
http://www.jetphotos.net/census/aircraft.php?reg=N3831X&msn=18059
http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=airframes&qstring=B.720+msn+18059&q=N784PA&where=t2.type_id%3D3475003+and+pl.cn%3D18059.00&orderby=1
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