Date |
Reg |
Airline |
Livery |
Name |
Event |
Airport |
Notes |
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| 7/16/1974 |
ZS-SPC |
SAA-South African Airways |
|
|
Other |
|
Order placed. |
| 5/17/1976 |
N8297V |
|
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|
Roll Out |
Boeing Field |
New aircraft rolled out. |
| 6/4/1976 |
N8297V |
Boeing |
|
|
First Flight |
|
|
| 6/10/1976 |
N8297V |
SAA-South African Airways |
Full SAA colors and titles |
|
Seen |
|
|
| 6/11/1976 |
ZS-SPC |
SAA-South African Airways |
|
|
Delivered |
JNB |
Aircraft delivered to JNB according to SAA files. |
| 6/16/1976 |
ZS-SPC |
SAA-South African Airways |
|
Maluti |
Delivered |
|
Delivery flight.
Details from the logbook of Captain Willem Steytler, Captain Archy Nasmith
Crew:
Captain Archy Nasmith
Captain Jack Tindal
Captain Willem Steytler
Flight Engineer Anthony Watt
Flight Engineer Vernon Du Toit.
17 June 1976 Seattle-Ilha do Sal 10 hours 45 minutes.
17/18 June 1976 Ilha do Sal-Jan Smuts 8 hours 30 minutes.
|
| 10/9/1976 |
ZS-SPC |
SAA-South African Airways |
Original livery |
Maluti |
Seen |
BSL |
|
| 3/23/1977 |
ZS-SPC |
SAA-South African Airways |
|
|
Ferried |
|
Flown to the Boeing factory for straight staircase, landing gear upgrade, and other modifications |
| 3/1/1980 |
ZS-SPC |
SAA-South African Airways |
Original livery |
Maluti |
Seen |
ZRH |
|
| 10/12/1980 |
ZS-SPC |
South African |
|
Maluti |
Flight |
|
The aircraft was used for a presidential flight from 12th to the 17th of October 1980. The route was Jan Smuts- Waterkloof- Mauritius-TSA- Taipei-Mauritius- Waterkloof- Jan Smuts. The operating crew were Captains Meyer Botha, Mickey Mitchell, first officer James de Wet and Flight Engineers Adrian den Haan and Bill Herbst. |
| 12/9/1982 |
ZS-SPC |
South African |
|
Maluti |
Flight |
|
ZS-SPC was the first SAA aircraft to land at Houston International Airport on the 9th of December 1982. |
| 4/28/1984 |
ZS-SPC |
SAA-South African Airways |
Original, 50 years sticker |
Maluti |
Seen |
ZRH |
|
| 9/2/1984 |
ZS-SPC |
SAA-South African Airways |
|
|
Other |
JNB |
Rolled into hangar for repaint into Air Mauritius. |
| 10/28/1984 |
3B-NAG |
Air Mauritius |
|
Chateau Du Reduit |
Leased |
|
|
| 10/30/1984 |
3B-NAG |
Air Mauritius |
|
|
Leased |
|
Lease date according to SAA files. |
| 8/3/1987 |
3B-NAG |
Air Mauritius |
|
Chateau du Reduit |
Seen |
GVA |
|
| 10/11/1994 |
ZS-SPC |
SAA-South African Airways |
|
Maluti |
Returned |
|
|
| 2/9/1995 |
ZS-SPC |
|
|
|
Other |
JNB |
Rolled into hangar for repaint into: Avia livery |
| 5/1/1995 |
ZS-SPC |
Avia |
|
Gauteng |
Leased |
|
|
| 5/9/1995 |
ZS-SPC |
Avia |
|
|
Seen |
LGW |
First service for Avia |
| 9/10/1995 |
ZS-SPC |
SAA-South African Airways |
|
|
Reposessed |
|
|
| 9/10/1995 |
ZS-SPC |
SAA/SAL |
Avia cheatline |
|
Seen |
JNB |
|
| 10/1/1995 |
ZS-SPC |
SAA/SAL |
Avia cheatline |
|
Seen |
LHR |
|
| 10/25/1995 |
ZS-SPC |
Air Namibia |
|
|
Leased |
|
|
| 10/29/1995 |
ZS-SPC |
Titles ?? |
|
|
Seen |
JNB |
V5-SPF on service, so Air Namibia leased ZS-SPC for this 1 flight only. |
| 10/30/1995 |
ZS-SPC |
titles ?? |
Avia cheatlline |
|
Seen |
LHR |
Air Namibia flew WDH-FRA LHR |
| 10/31/1995 |
ZS-SPC |
SAA-South African Airways |
|
|
Returned |
|
|
| 11/1/1995 |
ZS-SPC |
SAA/SAL |
Avia cheatline |
Maluti |
Seen |
JNB |
|
| 7/28/1996 |
ZS-SPC |
SAA-South African Airways |
Old |
|
Seen |
JNB |
|
| 1/1/1997 |
ZS-SPC |
SAA-South African Airways |
Old |
|
Seen |
FRA |
|
| 10/1/1997 |
ZS-SPC |
SAA-South African Airways |
Old, white belly |
Maluti |
Seen |
FRA |
|
| 10/31/1997 |
ZS-SPC |
SAA-South African Airways |
|
|
Status |
|
63734 hours, 13004 cycles. |
| 3/14/1999 |
ZS-SPC |
SAA-South African Airways |
|
|
Rolled In |
JNB |
Rolled into hangar for repaint into: Air Namibia |
| 3/15/1999 |
ZS-SPC |
Air Namibia |
|
|
Leased |
|
|
| 4/19/1999 |
ZS-SPC |
Air Namibia |
New colours |
|
Seen |
FRA |
|
| 9/1/1999 |
ZS-SPC |
Air Namibia |
|
|
Seen |
WDH |
|
| 9/18/1999 |
ZS-SPC |
Air Namibia |
|
|
Seen |
WDH |
 see video of landing in WDH.
Filmed by Tommy Mogren for World Air Routes. |
| 9/24/1999 |
ZS-SPC |
Air Namibia |
|
|
Seen |
WDH |
Departed WDH for JNB as Namibia 704
 See video from the cockpit
|
| 9/24/1999 |
ZS-SPC |
Air Namibia |
|
|
Seen |
WDH |
Returned from JNB to WDH as Namibia 711.
See video of the landing in the cockpit. |
| 10/26/1999 |
ZS-SPC |
Air Namibia |
|
|
Seen |
JNB |
Arrived back from last Air Namibia flight. |
| 10/27/1999 |
ZS-SPC |
SAA-South African Airways |
|
|
Returned |
|
|
| 10/29/1999 |
ZS-SPC |
|
|
|
Other |
|
First flight for SAA after Namibia lease. |
| 11/20/1999 |
ZS-SPC |
South African |
New c/s |
Maluti |
Seen |
Perth |
|
| 10/2/2002 |
ZS-SPC |
South African |
|
|
Seen |
JNB |
Departed from gate B3 as SA070 |
| 10/21/2002 |
ZS-SPC |
South African |
New |
Maluti |
Seen |
JNB |
|
| 10/24/2003 |
ZS-SPC |
South African |
|
|
Retired |
JNB |
The aircraft operated its last flight SA 280/281 from Johannesburg- Perth- Johannesburg. |
| 11/19/2003 |
ZS-SPC |
|
|
|
Sold |
|
Sold to Golden Tattoo TRD (Pty) Limited on the 19th of November 2003. The operator did not take delivery of the aircraft and it was stored at Denel, JIA. |
| 5/3/2005 |
ZS-SPC |
|
White tail |
|
Seen |
JNB |
Parked at Denel aviation, available for sale/lease. |
| 8/25/2005 |
ZS-SPC |
|
|
|
Other |
|
SAA Museum Society is planning on preserving this aircraft at Rand Airport, South Africa. |
| 10/1/2005 |
ZS-SPC |
|
|
|
Seen |
JNB |
Parked outside in SAA technical area, behind hangar 8 |
| 11/1/2005 |
ZS-SPC |
|
|
|
Status |
|
Aircraft formally handed over to the SAA Museum. Preparations for ferrying to Rand commence. |
| 9/29/2006 |
ZS-SPC |
SAA-South African Airways |
|
Maluti |
Flight |
JNB |
Made first flight in three years, testing and practicing for the anticipated flight to Rand. |
| 9/30/2006 |
ZS-SPC |
South African |
White |
Maluti |
Ferried |
FAGM - Rand |
Maluti was ferried into FAGM from FAJS at about 0615Z. She first flew north to south overhead the field above the tower, joined right downwind for 11 and did 2 fly pasts, before coming into land on 11.
see video |
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