First flight Septembr 9th 1976, and deliverd new to THY as TC-JBM Octobr 8th 1976. Probably repaintd to new THY colours in 1992. March 1996 TC-JYC Top Air. 1999 TC-JYC Istanbul Airlines (leased), Novembr 2000 Air Memphis (leased)- March 2003 N103AZ Grecoair Inc. february 2004 ZS IJS Interair South Africa, and rr to 3D-ITC same month. Whilst awaiting maintenance at Polokwane in July 2007 it was hit by mini Tornado and pushed into a 727 and 707. It was then found to have structural problems and written off.

Non-standard white belly

Still showing Top Air tail colors. Later operators include Air Memphis, Grecoair and Inter-Air Airlines - photographer unknown

Revised livery

K25 slide scan. Delivered 1976. Top Air TC-IYC 1996, leased to Istanbul Airlines 1999. Grecoair N103AZ 2003, Interair ZS-IJS 2004, reregistered 3D-ITC.

Delivered to THY-Turkish Airlines in October '76. Over to Top Air/ Istanbul Airlines in 1996 (TC-IYC). In summer 2003 over to Interair South Africa (ZS-IJS), Stored since 2006 after hit by a tornado, while waiting for maintenance at Pietersburg.

This was delivered to THY in October 1976 and is pictured on stand at T2. The plane went on to fly with Turkish Airlines, Top Air, Istanbul Airlines and Air Memphis before joining Interair South Africa as ZS-IJS in February 2004. The plane is now registered 3D-ITC but whilst awaiting maintenance at Polokwane (Pietersburg) in July 2007 it was hit by mini tornado and pushed into a 727 and 707. It was then found to have structural problems and is now derelict there (if not already scrapped).

Previously TC-JBM with Turkish Airlines. Later with Inter Air Airlines as ZS-IJS and then 3D-ITC. Damaged beyond repair by a Tornado at Polokwane, South Africa, in November 2007.

This 727 was originally delivered to THY in October 1976 as TC-JBM. It went to Top Air in March 1996 and is pictured here taxying to a remote after arriving from Turkey. It then went to Istanbul Airlines followed by Air Memphis before ending up in South Africa in March 2003 with Inter-Air as ZS-IJS. The frame was registered 3D-ITC in February 2004, however, whilst at Polokwane (PTG / FAPP) in November 2007 awaiting maintenance, it was hit by a mini-tornado and damaged after colliding with other aircraft. It is now stored/wfu there.

'Menderes'

Pictured taxying out to rw23 for a dusk departure back home to Turkey.