Delivered to Lufthansa as D-ABOM in 1961. To Pan Am as N785PA in 1966, Ariana Afghan Airlines as YA-HBA in 1973, International Air Leases as N3746E in 1980 and Aerotal Colombia as HK-2558X in 1980. Withdrawn from use at Miami in 1983 and scrapped in 1984.

Photographer: Al Rodriguez. K25 slide scan. Built 1961 as D-ABOM for Lufthansa. Pan American N785PA 1966, Ariana YA-HBA 1973, International Air Leases N3746E 1980, leased to Aerotal as HK-2558X. Withdrawn Miami, scrapped 1985.

Taken with just a 135mm lens. Note the KC97 in the background

Threshold runway 28L

Ex Lufthansa D-ABOM. Other regns were N785PA, YA-HBA, and N3746E.

Bought by Aerotal in 10.80, ex YA-HBA of Ariana and before that N785PA; first delivered to Lufthansa as D-ABOM in 6.61. B/u at MIA 1984

Lufthansa inaugurated services to Sydney in April 1, 1965 using Boeing 720Bs, the only airline to operate this model Boeing on scheduled services to Australia. Boeing 707s soon replaced their smaller sisters. The photo shows one of the last 720B services approaching runway 07. The Lufthansa schedule conflicted with my need to be at school - I was 14 - and this turned out to be the only time I saw a LH 720B close-up.

Delivered new to Lufthansa in June 1961. Sold to Pan Am as N785PA in January 1966. (Famously made the TV News on 14 August 1962 when it landed sans nose-wheel in a shower of sparks at Heathrow.)

Formerly D-ABOM and N785PA, this 720 was operated by Ariana for seven years, finally being scrapped at Miami in 1984 as HK-2558X of Aerotal