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    Airframe Family: Boeing B707 / C-135 / C-137 / C-18 / E-3 / E-6 / E-8
    Latest Model:707
    Construction Number:17623
    Last Civil Registration:OO-SJA
    Compressed ID:Boeing 707 cn 17623 cr OO-SJA
    Latest Owner or Location:Brussels Air Museum, Jubelpark, Etterbeek, Brussel Hoofdstedelijk Gewest

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    Dates

    Event

    1959

    Constructed as a 707.

    12 April 1959

    To SABENA with new c/r OO-SJA.

    23 October 1973


    Photographer: Carl Ford
    Notes: Boeing 707-329 OO-SJA - SABENA, at London Heathrow on 23rd October 1973

    From February 1974 to May 1974

    Leased to Air Algerie.

    From January 1976 to February 1976

    Leased to Mandala Airlines.

    From November 1977 to December 1977

    Leased to Cameroon Airlines.

    Leased to Inter-Fret transport Aerien.

    January 1978

    To Sobelair keeping c/r OO-SJA.

    29 March 1981

    Involved in an incident.
    Sobelair flight OO1915 took off from runway 02 at Brussel-Zaventem Airport (BRU), Belgium at 09:29 local time. As the airplane was climbing through an altitude of 7000 feet there was a violent explosion in the no. 3 engine. An uncontained failure had caused a fire in the engine. The first extinguishing bottle was fired, but to no avail. The fire finally went out after the second bottle was fired.The crew returned to the airport and were cleared for an emergency approach to runway 25L. While turning onto finals, the airplane overshot the extended centreline of runway 25L. The captain then decided to land on runway 25R.After touchdown the thrust reversers of engine no. 1 and 4 were activated and wheel brakes were used to decelerate.The pilot was afraid that the aircraft could not be stopped on the runway and steered the Boeing off the left side of the runway.The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and withdrawn from use at Brussels.

    To Brussels Air Museum, Jubelpark, Etterbeek, Brussel Hoofdstedelijk Gewest.
    Only the forward fuselage is preserved with the museum.
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    2005


    Photographer: Andy West

    24 August 2010


    Photographer: Clive Hindmarch
    Notes: Displayed at the Brussels Air Museum

    10 March 2024


    Photographer: Gunther Debiscop
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     European Military Out of Service 2007 by Otger van der Kooij and Andy Marden
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     Terry Fletcher
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