Dates

Event

Constructed as a 707-321C.

30 April 1964

To Pan American World Airways with new c/r N794PA.

From March 1973 to June 1973

Leased to Aries Air Cargo.

April 1973

Photographer: EX/ZX Collection

July 1975

To Iran Air with new c/r N794EP.

20 February 1977

Photographer: Peter Cook
Notes: At London Heathrow

From March 1977 to 22 September 1978

To Ronair Inc, New York, NY with new c/r N794RN.
Leased to Uganda Airlines.

17 July 1977

Photographer: Keith Sowter
Notes: At London Stansted Airport

2 September 1978

To Scimitar Airlines with new c/r G-BFZF.

22 September 1978

Civil registration, N794RN, cancelled.
Exported to United Kingdom.

3 February 1979

Photographer: Carl Ford
Notes: Boeing 707-321C G-BFZF Scimitar, Gatwick on 3rd Feb 1979.

June 1979

Leased to IAS Cargo International Aviation Services.

Circa July 1979

Photographer: EX/ZX Collection
Notes: At London Gatwick

August 1979

Leased to British Cargo.

23 December 1979

Photographer: Reijo Puumalainen
Notes: at Las Palmas

March 1980

To Scimitar Airlines keeping c/r G-BFZF.

June 1985

To Tradewinds Airways with new c/r G-BNGH.

May 1986

Photographer: Rich Tregear
Notes: Tradewinds Boeing 707 G-BNGH at Athens in May 1986

November 1989

Leased to Air Hong Kong.

24 October 1990

Withdrawn from use.
Stored at Southend since October 24, 1990.

February 1992

To Trans Air Services with new c/r 5N-MAS.

31 March 1992

Involved in an incident.
The Boeing 707 took off from Luxembourg at 07:14 for an IFR flight to Kano, carrying 38 tonnes of freight. The aircraft, on a heading of 199deg, when passing VILAR and the VOR of Martigues, was authorized to leave FL290 for FL330. This flight section was performed in IMC in turbulent air. With the throttles at climb power and autopilot engaged the aircraft was flying at 280 knots IAS passing FL320. At this moment, the crew was experiencing severe turbulence and heard a double bang. The aircraft suddenly rolled to the right. The captain disengaged autopilot and struggled to keep control by countering with control stick and rudder pedals. The continuous fire warning system sounded, but could not be switched off by the flight engineer. The first officer noted that the no. 4 engine had separated and sent out a Mayday call (at 08:11). The crew started the descend towards Marseilles and initiated the fuel dumping procedure. During the descent the first officer noted an airfield ahead (which was Istres) and was Marseilles transferred the aircraft to Istres Control. A left hand circuit was flown for a runway 15 landing at Istres. The plane touched down slightly to the left of the centreline at a 190 knots speed. Emergency brakes had to be used to decelerate. The left main gear tyres burst during the landing roll and the flight engineer selected maximum reverse thrust on the no. 2 engine. After a 2300 m ground roll, the 707 went off the left side of the runway and stopped 250 m further on. The fire on the right wing (which had erupted in the final approach phase) was put out. The landing took place at 08.35, about 24 min after engine separation.