PP-CLB Servicos Aereos Cruzeiro do Sul, better known as Cruzeiro do Sul, was founded in 1927 as a subsidiary of Deutsche Luft Hansa. On January 1, 1993 Cruzeiro do Sul was dissolved and fully integrated into Varig. PP-CLB already was sold to JAS Japan Air System in spring 1989 and reappeared in Europe 2003 in the JAS color scheme with Fly Air as TC-FLG (mehr von PP-CLB)
D-ABYR The Nordrhein-Westfalen was leased to Condor immediately after delivery to Lufthansa in January 1979. From summer 1980 D-ABYR was operated by Lufthansa until it was withdrawn from service in November 2001 and finally scrapped at Hahn in January 2002 (mehr von D-ABYR)
N749WA First flight was May 2, 1974. Delivery date was June 10, 1974. Other serials - N470EV with Evergreen Int'l Als, & Southern Air Transport, and also N749WA with World Airways, VIASA - Venezolana Internacional de Aviacion, Braniff Int'l Airways, American Als, Lufthansa, Korean Air Lines, & Evergreen Int'l Als. Wears FN 749 with Flying Tigers. Converted to Supertanker 947 water-bomber in 2004. Stored at MZJ (Marana) on February 25, 2012 as N470EV, & was broken-up after February 2012 at MZJ (mehr von N749WA)
96+43 On display at the Luftwaffenmuseum. This Mi-24D carries its UV-32-57 rocket pods, but the GSh-30-2 twin-barrel gun is not displayed. The chin turret on the Mi-24D was replaced with the 30-mm starboard mount, with P designating pushka or cannon. It formerly belonged to the NVAs Kampfhubschraubergeschwader 5 (KHG-5) Adolf von Luetzow, which received 12 of the type at Basephol on Dec. 15, 1989. (mehr von 96+43)
N1807 Braniff was the epitome of colorful and creative painting schemes. Here in the chocolate brown ultra colors. The planes rightly carried the additional “Flying Colors” inscription at times, not just from the point of view of all spotters. The uniforms of the flying staff also reflected the style of the flower power era in the 70s and early 80s (mehr von N1807)