Sabre Airways / Cougar Aviation 727s

[sparkie320]

I'm trying to research some info on the former 727s operated by Sabre/ Cougar but missing some details- anyone like to assist please

Sabre Airways
727 G-BPND all i have on this is it left Sabre in Feb02 via cargo conversion passed to Cougar Aviation as G-OPMN ??

727 G-BNNI arrived at Southend in Nov 00 latter scrapped, did this pass to Cougar what happen when it arrived at Southend

Cougar Aviation-i have operated
727 G-BPND
727 G-OKJN
727 G-OPMN
NO DATES arrival, departure , or if they flew
all i know that Cougar ceased in May 2003
has anyone got what they operated, type of operation etc
love to hear from you guys out there

[Matt995]

Sparkie320,

I suggest you check out this website :-

Airlinerlist.com (http://www.planelist.net/)

it shows the production list of all aircraft, if you download the Boeing 727 spreadsheet and search these registrations, you might find your answers!

[CentreFix25]

The first place I would look is airliners.net; searching for the registration should bring you the MSN, then search the MSN.

I looked for G-BPND which gave me MSN 21021 and the most recent picture (it's since been scrapped)...

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/photos/airliners/9/5/8/1652859.jpg?v=v40

Airliners.net (http://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled/Boeing-727-2D3-Adv%28F-RE%29-Super-27/1652859?qsp=eJwtjD0OwjAMRu/imYEUiaEjF6ADC6MVW01FwZFtCaKqd8dEbE/fz9sgy8v547dWGUYwRs0FDlBR8WkwbvDg9halYBjScUhRmqhfWgSEzlMRl1m xFqZ73P/9VYn1N2HL3TeHPwWwTp3hdI6cFqsrdhc7Livs%2Bxd/tTDu)

[IB4138]

Sabre also leased in a 727 from South Africa's Comair.

[N707ZS]

Think G-BNNI never flew and was eventually carted of to Norway to become part of an office, video on the net of it being extracted from Southend airport is on google.


The aircraft operated bucket and spade flights and showed up on back-up flights, the 727 were an upgrade from the 732s they had as Sabre. Long time ago!


The 727 with the big cat logo was possibly the best 727 livery I have seen, think they only did the one. They also became Super 727 at some point after purchase from Dan Air.

[compton3bravo]

Great call sign for Cougar - SPEEDCAT. I am sure some ex Dan-Air crews were employed by both Sabre and Cougar.

[DaveReidUK]

Think G-BNNI never flew and was eventually carted of to Norway to become part of an office, video on the net of it being extracted from Southend airport is on google.

The 727 with the big cat logo was possibly the best 727 livery I have seen, think they only did the one. They also became Super 727 at some point after purchase from Dan Air.

I think you mean Denmark - G-BNNI (the only one of the four not re-engined as a Super 27) is displayed at Stilling (SE of Aarhus), visible just to the south of the E45 motorway.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Boeing_727-276_Adv._Private%2C_Stilling%2C_Denmark_PP1089978591.jpg/628px-Boeing_727-276_Adv._Private%2C_Stilling%2C_Denmark_PP1089978591.jpg

[N707ZS]

Thanks David, wasn't too far out!

[StoneyBridge Radar]

"Speedcat xxx, what's your rate of climb?"

"We're noise abating..!" :eek: :E

[Bigt]

G INFO gives some detail re operators and dates...also some photos of schemes

[ScotsSLF]

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/widmeister/cougar.jpg Cougar 727 training at PIK