Boeing 707 N711UT/9Q-CRY

[1970s Spotter]

Does anyone have any details on the operation of the above aircraft during the late 1970s and early 1980s?

She was fitted out as a freighter but about 1975, though with no main-deck cargo door.

Think she might have been a gun-runner at one stage. Also reported as damaging some of Lulsgate's lights and fence on t/o in 1980?
Probably used on freight flights out of UAE but I have not a lot more.

Any info would be much appreciated!

Ta

[Bigt]

As with other ladies of this type and age she has had an interesting career. After life with Pan Am as N723PA and JAT as YU-AGA she appears to have used 9Q-CRY and TC-JCF, both of which were allocated to other airframes. 9Q-CRY was a Lockheed L188 and TC-JCF was a 707 of Bosphorus Air Transport/Turkish Air Cargo
Still looking around for the incident at Lulsgate which was reported in Flight International at the time.

[ericlday]

Similar thread in 'Aviation History and Nostalgia'

[Bigt]

Found abit more info The Lulsgate cowboy is covered in the ATC forum on this site.....

[CargoMatatu]

Ah, good 'ole "no-bum" Joe!

Used to fly with him in the Sudan. One of aviation's great characters. :ok:

[Metro man]

1980 | 3937 | Flight Archive (http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1980/1980%20-%203937.html?search=bristol%20cowboy) ;)