from my collection, photo by St.Fuchs

Delivered to BOAC as G-ASZG in 1965. Merged into British Airways in 1974. To Tratco as LX-FCV on 1983, Air Supply Corporation as XT-ABX in 1984, Omega Air as EL-AKI in 1994 and Brasair as PP-BRB in 1995. Renamed Beta Cargo in 1996. Withdrawn from use at Rio-Galeao in 1997 and scrapped.

Photographer: Not known.

Originally G-ASZG with BOAC and British Airways, this 707 freighter was owned by Compagnie Nationale Naganagani when photographed. Their first aircraft, it was later leased to Air Afrique to operate joint service flying vegetables from Burkina Faso as well as Air Afrique freight to Europe. The aircraft would get a partial Air Afrique color scheme with both airline's titles. Last leased to Brasair Transportes Aereos / BETA Brazilian Express (PP-BRB) after 1994, it was broken up at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Naganagani was the state-owned airline of Burkina Faso. This 707 started its life as G-ASZG of BOAC.

BOACs aircraft procurement was always highly political, their original 707s had Rolls Royce Conway engines as did their VC10s but they could not serve the US West Coast non stop from the U.K or carry such a quantity of freight as the developed JT-3D 707 so a small number of these were bought.

This 707F joined BOAC's freighter fleet new from the Seattle line in 12.65 and was sold by BA in late 1983, next year becoming XT-ABX with the gloriously-named Naganagani of Upper Volta, which became Burkina Faso that same year. Omega Air bought her in 8.94 and soon after she joined Brasair, being registered PP-BRB in 1995. Brasair changed their name to Beta Cargo in 1996, the aircraft finally being parted out by the Brazilian AF as a source of KC-137 spares at Rio de Janeiro-Galeão

Was with BOAC/British Airways for almost 20 years