Delivered to Lufthansa as D-ABGI in 1971. To Pan Am as N879UM in 1986. Stored at Smyrna, TN in 1991. To Air Terrex Slovakia, later Air Slovakia as OM-CHD in 1994. Withdrawn from use and scrapped at Lasham, UK in 2000.

K25 slide scan. Built 1972. Pan Am N879UM 1987, stored 1991. Painted for Albatros as TC-ALD 1992 but not taken up. Americana Peru 1994, Air Slovakia OM-CHD 1994. Scrapped Lasham 2000.

On final approach to the now-decommissioned runway 23, with the top of the Ariel Hotel below in the background.

ex F-WWCF

Operated by the Bayer pharmaceutical company from November 1937, both as an executive aircraft and as a 'flying pharmacy' for urgent supplies. This was its first foreign trip. Outfitted in Hamburg in early 1938 with four reclining seats and cargo hold for 1800 kg or six more seats. Maintained by Lufthansa, flown by Bayer crew under Paul Schlafke who is talking to the Dutch press here. Commandeered by the Luftwaffe as an ambulance aircraft on 1 September 1939. Shot down by a P-40 on 24 June 1942 on a flight from North Africa. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

Delivered new 25th Feb 1972 and to N879UM 22nd Jan 1987

Delivered new 6th Apr 1993 and sold as ZS-SLB 2nd June 2003

Later N879UM, OM-CHD

Arriving at Frankfurt am Main

One of Lufthansa's huge A340-600's just after landing on Runway 07 on a cold snowy day. (D60 ISO 100 1/500th @ F6.7)