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Registration: YU-AKM

Construction Number: 22702

Model Boeing 727-243

Operator: Aviogenex (JJ / AGX)

Airport: Athens - Hellinikon (ATH / LGAT), Greece

Photographer: Miklos SZABO

Date Taken: 07/1990

Date Submitted: 24/04/2014

First flight November 9 1982, delivered Alitalia December 20 1982 as I-DIRT. ATASCO Leasing Inc. bought April 24 1985. Aviogenex of Yugoslavia bought May 9 1985 as YU-AKM. On lease Aerolineas Argentinas between December 19 1986 and March 1987, EgyptAir (a Boeing 727?) between November 1 1988 and March 11 1989. A/c named “Pula” seen here on final approach Athens Hellinikon (closed) photographed from the Aegean Sea near Glifada. After this shot, a/c on lease AVIANCA between December 19 1990 and April 10 1991 as HK-3618X, with full Aviogenex livery with Avianca Colombia titles. Further leasing to Macedonian Airlines of Greece (!) between August and October 1998, Chanchangi Airlines of Nigeria December 1998 – December 2000, Cameroon Airlines (again: traditional 737 operator why a 727?) December 7 2002 – June 2003, and finally to Efata Papua Airlines of Indonesia between February 2004 and June 15 2004 as PK-EPV. Sudan Airways leased November 1 2005, and Pennant Aviation bought November 23 2006, where with the same date Kam Air of Afghanistan leased from as YA-GAD.

Picture ID:1452373

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