Delivered to the Yugoslav Government as YU-AKH/14301 in 1975. Serial changed to 74301 in 1978. To Aviogenex as YU-AKH in 1983. Leased to Sterling Airways as OY-SBP and returned as YU-AKH in 1987. Withdrawn from use at Belgrade in 2004 and scrapped in 2006.

Final livery

Revised tail logo combined with old cheatline

K25 slide scan. Built 1975 as14301 for Yugoslav Air Force, reserialled 74301 1978. Aviogenex YU-AKH 1983, leased to Sterling OY-SBP 1987, Egyptair YU-AKH 1988-1989, Air Gabon 1996, Chanchangi Airlines 1998-2001, withdrawn 2003 at Belgrade.

This 727 was originally delivered to the Yugoslav AF as '14301' for use as a presidential transport (later becoming '74301'). It joined Aviogenex in February 1983 and is pictured taxying to its gate after arriving with another load of Adriatic sun-seekers returning home. The plane had various spells out on lease before returning to Belgrade (BEG) in April 2004, where it was subsequently scrapped.

Ex Yugoslav Government "74301", registered 4th Feb 1983 and leased to Sterling as OY-SBP 3rd Feb 1987-31st March 1987. Then leased to various airlines before being withdrawn from use LYBE (Belgrade) Apr 2004

From some old negatives which i found in the loft

In those days I was very young and had only a fixed 135mm lens. Often it wasn't possible to compose the shot quite as I would have liked.