| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | YR-ABC |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing 707 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing 707-300 |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing 707-3K1C |
| C/n (msn): | 20805 / 884 |
| Operator Titles: | TAROM - Transporturile Aeriene Române |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | London - HeathrowMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGLL IATA: LHR Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | October 1985 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 875610 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered in June 1974 and leaded to Air Afrique in 1995, followed by JARO, EAS and in 2002 Amako Airlines as 5N-KMA. In September 2003 registered 9G-IRL with Johnsons Air. W/o on 19th March 2005 while operated by Cargo Plus Aviation for Ethiopian Airlines on a cargo flight from Addis Ababa to Lomé, Togo. While making a second approach to Entebbe in rain for a fuel stop, the aircraft descended too low over Lake Victoria, struck a rock and broke up as it ditched into the lake This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 6 December 2025, and has since been viewed 12 times. |