A busy scene at terminal two. We also have a BA Viscount G-AOJE and a TAP 727 CS-TBP plus unidentified 727's of Lufthansa and Iberia and an Iberia DC-8. In the background is G-APDT DH.106 Comet 4B used by BA as an apprentice ground trainer. HB-ISK was delivered to Swissair on 06 Dec 1975. To Hawaiian Airlines as N669HA on -2 Oct 1986. WFU and stored at MHV on 06 Dec 2001. Broken up in 2004.

Recently repainted into new colours. First DC-9 series 50. First flew as N54641 in 1974. To Swissair as HB-ISK in 1975 then to Hawaiian Airlines as N669HA in 1986. Withdrawn from use at Mojave, CA in 2001. Had a big hole blown into it to test/demonstrate the effects of explosive decompression for the TV program Mythbusters in 2004. Remains scrapped.

First DC-9 series 50. First flew as N54641 in 1974. To Swissair as HB-ISK in 1975 then to Hawaiian Airlines as N669HA in 1986. Withdrawn from use at Mojave, CA in 2001. Had a big hole blown into it to test/demonstrate the effects of explosive decompression for the TV program Mythbusters in 2004. Remains scrapped.

Original livery

Revised livery

slide scan from the NK collection. - HB-ISK was the oldest of twelve DC-9-51s of Swissair. It was operated from 1975 until 1986, and then sold to Hawaiian. This airline used it as N669HA until 2001, when they withdraw the aircraft at Mojave CA.

Delivered new 19th Nov 1975 and to N669HA 1st Oct 1986