| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | N440DS |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing 720 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing 720 |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing 720-060B |
| C/n (msn): | 18977 / 442 |
| Operator Titles: | (Ethiopian Airlines) |
| Local Operator Name: | የኢትዮጵያ |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Marana - Pinal AirparkMap |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KMZJ IATA: MZJ Local: MZJ Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 4 November 1988 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 876347 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered to Ethiopian Airlines in September 1965 as ET-ABP. Leased to MEA for two years from 1966. Hijack incident between Addis Ababa and Asmara on 8th December 1972. Sold to AAR Corp as N440DS and stored at Marana from January 1988. Bought by the Hughes Aircraft Co in March 1989 and registered N7381 in February 1990 for use as an airborne infrared measurement system testbed named "Embraceable Annie". To Raytheon in April 1988 and Texas Turbine Group in September that year. Broken. up at Mojave in October 2023 This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 8 December 2025, and has since been viewed 19 times. |