Original livery

First F-100 to visit Malta; boarding pilots and journalists for a training session.

First F-100 to visit Malta; came to carry out pilot training.

K25 slide scan. Delivered 1988, Alpi Eagles I-ALPK 1996, Air Dolomiti leased 1999, Alpi Eagles returned 2001, stored Venice 2008.

Delivered new 1st March 1988 and became I-ALPK with Alpi Eagles 29th Apr 1996

This is the third F.100 and first non-prototype airframe. It was delivered to Swissair in February 1988 and is pictured from the older, Soviet style terminal with the modern Ferihegy in the background. It went to ALPI Eagles in April 1986 as I-ALPK and also had a short lease to Air Dolomiti, returning in December 1999. After the airline's demise the plane was stored at Rome (FCO) and then Venice (VCE). In October 2010 the plane was bought Aircraft Maintenance Services and registered G-CGSK and exported to the USA. It is believed to have been scrapped (when, where?) as N281AP.

My assumption is that this was a pre-delivery test flight above the country. The aircraft was delivered to Swissair on 29th February 1988 and went on to fly for Alpi Eagles and Air Dolomiti as I-ALPK. The Alpi Eagles fleet was grounded in January 2008. The aircraft currently seems to be stored.