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Registration: YA-GAD

Construction Number: 22702

Model Boeing 727-243

Operator: Kam Air (RQ/KMF)

Airport: Kabul - International (KBL / OAKB), Afghanistan

Photographer: Miklos Szabo

Date Taken: 14/06/2008

Date Submitted: 01/03/2014

Le Grande Voyageur. First flight November 9 1982, delivered Alitalia December 20 as I-DIRT. ATASCO Leasing bought April 24 1985 and sold to Aviogenex of Yugoslavia May 9 1985 as YU-AKM. On lease Aerolineas Argentinas December 19 1986 and March 1987. Then to EgyptAir (a Boeing 727!) between November 1 1988 and March 11 1989. On lease AVIANCA December 18 1990 as HK-3618X. Back to Aviogenex April 10 1991. Between August-October 1998 Macedonian Airlines, December 1998 and December 2000 Chanchangi Airlines of Nigeria, where she flew with Yugoslavian registration, the red lower fuselage with orange speedline of Aviogenex and the Nigerian companys titles, with the Chanchangiïs red, winged CAL logo on tail. From December 7 2002 to June 2003 to Cameroon Airlines (a Boeing 727 again!), then between February and June 15 2004 to Indonesia, to Efata Papua Airlines as PK-EPV, with a brilliant-beautiful livery which could be observed for a long time in North African routes (Sudan Airways leased November 1 2005 to November 23 2006), or even in Europe when came back to Belgrade. Kam Air of Afghanistan bought November 2006 as YA-GAD.

Picture ID:1444657

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