Photographer: Al Rodriguez. K25 slide scan. Built 1960 as N727PA for Pan American, leased to Alaska Airlines during 1970. Donaldson G-AZWA 1972, leased to Iraqi Airways 1974. Lease transferred to BMA 1975, Kuwait Airways and MAS 1975. International Air Leases N70798 1977, converted to freighter and leased to Bayu Indonesia. Aerotal 1979, reregistered HK-2410 September 1980. Crashed landing Bogoata in poor visibilty 20 December 1980.

In Ex-Kuwait Airways colours after lease to them. Delivered to Pan Am as N727PA in 1960. Fitted with a freight door in 1971 then to Donaldson International Airways as G-AZWA in 1972. To British Midland in 1975 and leased to a number of airlines. To International Air Leases as N70798 in 1977 then to Aerotal Colombia as HK-2410 in 1980. Destroyed by fire landing at Bogota in 1980.

Basic Kuwait Airways colours

slide scan from the NK collection. - Donaldson operated four Boeing 707s from 1970 until August 1974, when the company suspended all operations. This airliner crashed as HK2410 at Bogota in December 1980 whilst operating for Aerotal Colombia.

Date estimated, not logged at the time.

Location unknown. Confirmation of the location is appreciated!

Leased from British Midland May 1976-Aug 1977

The history on this aircraft would fill an encyclopedia! It was originally N727PA with Pan Am. Whilst owned by British Midland it was leased out to numerous airlines often on short term periods. Kuwait Airways leased it on three separate occasions, this being photographed at the end of the third time from Jan 77 to Aug 77. It eventually met its fate when it was damaged by fire on landing at Bogota (Colombia) 20 Dec 80 as HK-2410X with Aerotal.

Ex Operator Iraqi Airways (Donaldson International Airways), later Operator Malaysian Airline System - MAS (British Midland Airways - BMA). [Nikkormat Ftn]

MAS leased this ex-Pan Am 707 from British Midland for six months.In 1977 it returned to the US as N70798.

Originally Pan Am's N727PA from 1.60 and converted to 321(F) in 11.71 on sale to Donaldson, becoming G-AZWA next year. Repo by Pan Am on Donaldson's collapse in 8.74 and to BMA in 2.75. Leased to Kuwait, MAS and EAS; to International Air Leases 10.77 and to Bayu Indonesia before sale to Aerotal Colombia a few days before this shot still in basic Kuwait colours. Re-registered HK-2410X in 9.80 but did not last long as dbr at Bogotá on 20.12.80, crashing in heavy rain and dense fog. Ex Jamaica and Concord DC-8s to the right

Converted to freighter in 1971 and sold to Donaldson as G-AZWA.