Ex-N4AJ, N86TP

First flown at Boeing's Renton facility 3 September 1981, delivered to South African 18 September and remaining with SAA until 2005. It was leased to Air Comores as D6-CAJ between November 1984 and October 1985, and also spent a period with Safair. To TANS Peru as OB-1806-P in June 2005, to Aero Gal as HC-CFR June 2006, to Rutaca Airlines in 2011 and used for spares. Seen here at Cape Town with the then new flag on the tail and with titles in Afrikaans on the port side, English on the starboard. Limpopo is named for the Limpopo River which form South Africa's northern border and drains to the Indian Ocean. Photographer unknown

Delivered to Cyprus Airways as 5B-DAG in 1977. To Nationwide as ZS-NUH in 1995. Withdrawn from use at Lanseria by 2001 and scrapped in 2005. Photographer unknown

One of a pair of EBA/Air Provence 737s involved in 1996 in the biennial airlift of French rugby fans for the international match v. Scotland.

French rugby fans charter flight. A former Minerve aircraft.

Final r/w 24, low winter afternoon sun.

French rugby fans charter flight.

"Flying together with Swissair" inscription - both companies lasted only a few more years!

BA 737s were named after rivers, I don't know why this one came to be named "Hotspur".

After pushback, starting to taxi.

After pushback, ready to taxi.

Scanned from slide.

French rugby fans charter flight. "EBA with Air Provence" - I'm unsure of the exact relationship between these two airlines. However, EBA (EuroBelgian Airlines) became Virgin Express later in 1996, and Air Provence became Virgin Express France in 1998.

Leased from Air Toulouse, operating a French rugby fans charter flight.

Under tow to the terminal to uplift French rugby fans returning home after the International match on the previous afternoon. This was originally TWA's first TriStar, N31001.

On the scheduled service AF964 from CDG, providing a big increase over the normal capacity as this was the French rugby international weekend.