Boeing 747SP-44, V5-SPF / 21263, Air Namibia (SW / NMB)
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Registration: V5-SPF
Construction Number: 21263
Model Boeing 747SP-44
Operator: Air Namibia (SW / NMB)
Airport: London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), UK - England
Photographer: Martin Laycock
Date Taken: 1997
Date Submitted: 17/08/2009
Colourful close-up view of Air Namibia's 'Etosha' taken sometime in late 1997. Originally delivered to South African Airways on the 13 January 1977 as ZS-SPF, she later saw service on various leases with Luxair, Air Mauritius as 3B-NAO, UTA as LX-LGY, Namib Air and Air Namibia, before returning to her original identity with South African. Whilst operating a flight for Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique - LAM, she was written-off at Maputo, on the 5 October 1998 after suffering an uncontained failure of the no. 3 engine after take-off on a flight to Lisbon. Debris caused damage to the no. 4 engine and the wing. Fire broke out which the crew couldn't extinguish, so an emergency landing at Maputo was carried out but she was damaged beyond repair.
Picture ID:1187492