Qantas sold B747-238B VH-EBG to El Al in May 88 but it came back into the Qantas fleet on lease in Sept 88
Folks,
That was not a lease-back, that was a sale returned because of non-conformance with the sales contract ---- and that is a really fascinating story, but that is for another time.
Re. the Martinair B747, it was a brand new aircraft, painted in the hybrid QF colours by Boeing, and delivered from Seattle to Sydney, without going anywhere near Holland until the end of the lease.
Tootle pip!!