G-BFEO. Boeing 707-323C. c/n 18691-357.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by American Airlines as a non-convertible freighter - ?

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Renton) - October 30, 1963

First flown at Renton as 'N7557A' - December 06, 1963

Powered by Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B engines

Accepted by American Airlines at Seattle - December 20, 1963

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N7557A - December 24, 1963

Registered to American Airlines Inc, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

It was operated in the 'Astrojet' livery

It operated its final revenue service - April 1975

Withdrawn from service - April 27, 1975

Sold to Simbair (subsidiary of East Africa Airways Corporation) - April 27, 1975

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - April 27, 1975

Entered onto the Ugandan Aircraft Register as 5X-UWM - May 1975

Delivered to Simbair, Uganda - May 15, 1975

The aircraft was impounded at London (Heathrow) following the collapse of EAAC - January 1977

It was observed stored at London (Heathrow) in the standard Simbair livery - June 12, 1977

It was observed stored at London (Heathrow) - July 29, 1977

Cancelled from the Ugandan Aircraft Register - 1977

Sold at auction to Greyfin (Nassau) Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BFEO (CofR G-BFEO/R1) - October 14, 1977

Registered to Greyfin (Nassau) Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas

Leased to Tradewinds Airways Limited, Crawley as the registered operator - October 19, 1977

Entered service with Tradewinds - December 08, 1977

Registered to Greyhound Guaranty Ltd, London (CofR G-BFEO/R2) - July 30, 1979

Sub-leased to Sudan Airways as the registered operator - January 1980

Returned to Tradewinds at the end of the sub-lease - March 1980

It was observed at London (Gatwick) in the Tradewinds livery - April 20, 1984

It was chartered by Qantas Airways to operate a relief flight to Ethiopia - November 1984

The 'Qantas' title was applied to the port side of the fuselage only and on the inside of the cargo door

Route: Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Mumbai - Ethiopia

Sold to Tradewinds Airways Limited, Crawley - August 12, 1985

Registered to Tradewinds Airways, Crawley (CofR G-BFEO/R3) - August 12, 1985

It was withdrawn from use and stored at Lasham when Tradewinds ceased operations - January 01, 1986

Ferried Lasham - Davis Monthan pending sale to Boeing - April 1986

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - April 14, 1986

Sold to Boeing Military Airplane Company - April 25, 1986

The aircraft was acquired for spares to support the U.S.A.F. KC-135E re-engine program

It was allocated the AMARC Inventory Code 'CZ146'

It was observed stored at Davis Monthan as 'CZ146' - February 1989

It was observed stored at Davis Monthan missing undercarriage and tail - July 19, 2005

This aircraft had flown a total of 50,462 hours with 21,670 cycles

Scrapped at Davis Monthan - 2013

 

 

G-BFEO. Tradewinds - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, April 1979.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4607-324.)

G-BFEO. Tradewinds - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, June 1981.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4607-325.)

G-BFEO. Tradewinds - in the standard livery with additional 'Gemini Airlines' titles at an unknown airport, July 1983.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4607-326.)

G-BFEO. Tradewinds - in the standard livery with additional 'Qantas' titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 1984.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4607-323.)