Leased to Trans European Aiwways from Abelag. Delivered to Gulf Air as A4O-BG in 1977. To Britannia Airways in 1979, Abelag as OO-ABB in 1980, Trans European Airways OO-TYB then back to Gulf Air as A4O-BG in 1982. To Sahsa as HR-SHQ in 1993, Copa as HP-1255CMP in 1994 then returned to the lessor as N359MT in 2004 and stored at Goodyear, AZ. Scrapped in 2006.

Basic Pacific Western colours

Acquired Jan 80 ex Gulf Air A4O-BG. Airline renamed Air Belgium in March 80, so these Abelag Airways titles were only worn a couple of months. Also later operated with TEA as OO-TYB, SAHSA as HR-SHQ and COPA as HP-1255CMP. Seen stored Goodyear AZ. in Nov 2004 as N359MT.

Not the greatest of shots, but the only one I ever got of it in this livery. The next time I saw it the airline had re-branded as Air Belgium and it was in a new livery. Originally delivered to Northwest Orient Airlines Apr 64 as N356US. It went to Pacific Western Airlines Mar 73 as CF-PWJ (C-FPWJ in 74) and was acquired by Abelag in May 79. From Jul 81 onwards it operated for various airlines until it was written off (damaged beyond repair) in Nigeria 29 April 92 as 9G-RBO with Gas Air Nigeria.

Pacific Western Airlines has prepared this former Northwest Airlines 707 they had operated since 1973 for delivery to Abelag Airways of Belgium (OO-ABA). While the airliner returned to Canada on lease to Ontario Worldair (C-GRYO) during that airline's existence from December 1979 to December 1980, it would spend most of its remaining time flying in Africa. Last flight was April 29, 1992 when on a test flight, GAS General Air Services unintentionally landed it with the gear up at Ilorin, Nigeria.