operating for Occidental Airlines

Delivered to Western Air Lines as N1502W in 1968. Leased to Eagle Air as TF-VLG in 1980. Returned as N1502W then to Aer Lingus as EI-BLC and to Arrow Air as N707PD in 1981. To Shanghai Airlines as B-2425 in 1985. To Comtran as N707PD then to Air Chad as TT-WAB and Interchad as TT-EAP in 1991. To Race Cargo as HR-AMA in 1992 then to Impala Air Cargo as 9J-AFT in 1994. Reregistered as ZS-NLJ then to Occidental Airlines as EL-AKU in 1995. Withdrawn from use at Manston in 1999 and scrapped in 2001.

a well travelled 707. Delivered to Western in 1968 as N1502W. Before ending up with Arrow she spent time with Eagle Air as TF-VLG and EI-BLC with Aer Lingus (with some leases inbetween). After JW sold her again, in 1984, she soldiered on in China with Shanghai Airlines as B-2425, Air Tchad as TT-WAB and TT-EAP in the same country with Intair Chad. Sold on to Race Cargo Airlines as HR-AMA in 1992, Starflight as 9J-AFT in 1994, Impala Air Cargo as ZS-NLJ and finally to Occidental Airlines as EL-AKU. Finally scrapped at Manston in early 2000 (photographer unknown)

A short-term lease by Aer Lingus in summer 1981. Company titles were soon applied.

Another different livery from Arrow Air, in the days when they flew passenger charters.

K25 slide scan. Built 1968 as N1502W for Western Airlines. Eagle Air TF-VLG 1980, Aer Lingus EI-BLC July 1981, Arrow Air N707PD November 1981, leased to Samoa Air May 1982. Returned July 1982, Shanghai Airlines B-2425 1985, Air Chad TT-WAB 1991, reregistered TT-EAP July 1992. RACE Cargo HR-AMA October 1992, Impala Air Cargo 9J-AFT 1994, Occidental EL-AKU 1995. Scrapped Manston 2000. Seen here operated by Impala Air Cargo but still with the Race Cargo cheatline.

Operating for Occidental Airlines between December '95 and September '96. Ferried to Manston in February '97 for storage, spareparts use and planned scrap in '99. Broken up June 2001.

It was of origin N1502W with Western Airlines. Its last operator was Occidental Airlines. In between those two it operated with numerous airlines, of which one, coincidentally, was Aer Lingus as EI-BLC, an example of which I posted recently. It was eventually broken up circa 2001.

Leased from International Air Leases Jul 81 to Nov 81 still in the basic cols of a former operator Eagle Air (TF-VLG).

On pushback from the gate.

N1502W was the first of eleven registrations carried by this 707, delivered to Western in 7.68. After disposal in 5.80, lease operators included Eagle Air, Aer Lingus and Arrow before purchase by Shanghai Airlines in 10.85 (B-2425). Stored in HKG from 11.89, next served as a freighter for Chad but in 10.92 took up this Honduran reg although flying in Race Cargo colours, retained during the mere two months under the Star Flight name. Later had 9J, ZS and EL regs but b/u Manston 6.01