Delivered to Air India as VT-DPM in 1964. To Air Atlanta Icelandic as TF-IUE in 1988 then to Boeing as N8880A in 1989 and used for parts in the KC-135E program at Davis-Monthan AFB.

April 1988, Finnish aviation authorities forbid use Airfast B720 (N8790R) to fly Finnish tourist to Rodos and Cyprus. Travel agent (Hassen Matkat) had urgently find replacement for rest of just started season. First a month or so, covered by MEA 707s, but then a new operator came in. Air Atlanta Icelandic brought its brand-new acquisition (former Air India VT-DPM) together with TF-IUG on route between North and South Europe. July 1989 as N8880A for Omega Air. WFU at Davis-Monthan AFB, where used as spare parts for KC-135. TF-IUE is reported been shortly used also another B707 (cn 19372).

Ex Air India VT-DPM. Jul/1989 to Omega Air as N8880A and later stored at Davis-Monthan.

Ex Air India VT-DPM. Jul/1989 to Omega Air as N8880A and later stored at Davis-Monthan.

Note the B707-320B inscription on the fuselage. This is the actual variant. The 337B designation is specific to the the airline which placed the original order (in this case Air India). As is also quite evident on the fuselage, it is ex VT-DPM. It was acquired by Air Atlanta Icelandic at the end of May 88. Whether it was actually operated by them is uncertain. In Aug 89 it went to Omega Air as N8880A and flown to Davis Monthan AFB for AMARC.

VT-DPM was delivered in 1964 and sold in 1988.

Looking quite magnificent here as she crosses the fence, this 707 served Air India for 24 years from 5.64 but was parted out by Boeing for the KC-135E programme at Davis Monthan after 1989