| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-BLKB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing 737 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing 737-300 |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing 737-3T5 |
| C/n (msn): | 23060 / 1069 |
| Operator Titles: | Orion Airways |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Nottingham - East MidlandsMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGNX IATA: EMA Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 26 April 1985 |
| Photo by: | Kerry Taylor |
| Photo ID: | 619353 |
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Seen from the viewing deck at East Midlands this was the first 737-300 delivered to the UK. Delivered new to Orion Airways as G-BLKB on 29 Jan 1985. Merged into Britannia Airways on 26 Jan 1989. To Morris International Airways as N753MA on 11 Apr 1993. To Southwest Airlines as N668SW on 10 Jun 1994. W/O at Burbank on 05 Mar 2000 when it overran the runway, went through a fence and ended up on the freeway after landing halfway down the runway in wet weather. This photo is copyright © Kerry Taylor, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 12 November 2023, and has since been viewed 144 times. |