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Old 1st Mar 2009, 19:41
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707-329 with JT3D

Hola Liffy -
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Definitely a rarity, a straight 320 converted to JT3D... Would not believe it, although IAI Engineering does at times, incredible things in TLV. It is in effect a straight 329 since it does NOT have the side cargo door, must be OO-SJC, D, E. F or G... I do not know which one of these survived. SJA nose is in the BRU Air Museum, and Sabena lost SJB in an accident.
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A strange fact though, due to the "military" nature of this aircraft, is that IAI did not install a cargo door after all. Ok, then. it might be the only (or very few) 320/JT4A converted to JT3D. Another "exception" in what was, supposedly never done. I knew that Boeing made some tankers out of 320C airplanes (Iranian Air Force, and Spain)...
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Thanks, Liffy

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