D-ABOB scrapping

[uxb99]

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The above link shows D-ABOB being scrapped which is in Lufthansa colours but the web shows D-ABOB in Condor colours and still in service 2022.
Are the reg numbers re-used?

[Avionker]

Would appear so. The Condor D-ABOB is a 757, the aircraft been scrapped is a 707.

[Lexif]

I think the 707 only got painted with the registration when it was stored at Hamburg and used as a training exhibit for the LH maintenance facility there, and was D-ABOD when it was in service with LH. The original D-ABOB was Lufthansa's first 707 and had the name "Hamburg", which is probably why the scrapped 707 got that registration. It made its last flight in 1975 for a movie, and I don't know if it was registered as ABOD or ABOB at that time. But at least since then, it wasn't "officially" registered as D-ABOB, as the Condor 757-300 was delivered with that registration in 1999.

[Lexif]

PS: There was also D-ABOC, the 707 in LH colors that was scrapped at Berlin Tegel recently. It never flew for LH and was apparently a gift by Boeing to the city of West Berlin when LH bought their 200th Boeing jet. At that time, LH was not allowed to fly to West Berlin. So when Boeing flew it in under the cover of darkness, and removed the stickers covering the airline name, the next morning people were surprised to see a Lufthansa plane appear at Tegel.

[DaveReidUK]

Airliners in Germany (and other heavy aircraft) are all registered in the D-Axxx sequence, and Lufthansa choose to use the letter after the "A" to identify the manufacturer.

So LH's Boeings over the years have normally been D-ABxx, hence they commonly need to re-use registrations.

[treadigraph]

Presume D-AI was Airbus Industry, recall the DC-10s were D-AD** but all ended in O, and some of the 727s all ended in I.

[dixi188]

Wasn't there a D-ABUM. Caused giggles at LAP once along with CF-TIT.
Children eh!
Sorry about the aviation content.

[Less Hair]

D-A
The letter A indicates an MTOW above 20 metric tons.

[Discorde]

Airliners in Germany (and other heavy aircraft) are all registered in the D-Axxx sequence, and Lufthansa choose to use the letter after the "A" to identify the manufacturer.

So LH's Boeings over the years have normally been D-ABxx, hence they commonly need to re-use registrations.

That would tie in with this list from this 1960 edition of 'Civil Aircraft Markings' - 'C' for Convair and 'L' for Lockheed. But why 'N' for Vickers?

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1049x807/lufthansa_regs_v3_d68faed71dfaf027ff90994b896f1f0a296685c7.j pg

[G-ARZG]

That would tie in with this list from this 1960 edition of 'Civil Aircraft Markings' - 'C' for Convair and 'L' for Lockheed. But why 'N' for Vickers?

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1049x807/lufthansa_regs_v3_d68faed71dfaf027ff90994b896f1f0a296685c7.j pg

Perhaps they were reserving D-AVxx for the Avro RJ's to follow many years later??? (I know,I know)

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The above link shows D-ABOB being scrapped which is in Lufthansa colours but the web shows D-ABOB in Condor colours and still in service 2022.
Are the reg numbers re-used?

The short answer is YES Germany do re-allocate registrations for both commercial and private aircraft.

[uxb99]

Interesting thread. Thanks for all the replies.

[t211]

PS: There was also D-ABOC, the 707 in LH colors that was scrapped at Berlin Tegel recently. It never flew for LH and was apparently a gift by Boeing to the city of West Berlin when LH bought their 200th Boeing jet. At that time, LH was not allowed to fly to West Berlin. So when Boeing flew it in under the cover of darkness, and removed the stickers covering the airline name, the next morning people were surprised to see a Lufthansa plane appear at Tegel.
when i was Operating out TXL in the 80's it was said that the 707 was flown in with Pan-Am on one side and LH on the other. How true it was we will probably never know. Great times fantastic Era