Delta Air Transport B720 is gone

Skystef · Post by **Skystef** » 30 Mar 2004, 19:26

Sad moment for me when i heared the news that DATs sole B720 OO-VGM nicknamed the "Van Gaever Mistake" was put in pieces back in January. It was used for decades @ MIA by the George T. Baker School for training. I even saw the bird in the States, but took no pix

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OO-VGM
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OO-SBZ · Post by **OO-SBZ** » 30 Mar 2004, 20:21

Sad piece of news indeed...

Btw, I didn't know DAT once operated a Boeing 707-020 (or 720).

Do our senior aviation specialists (Andre? Fons?) have more details?

Regards

BeN

liebensd · Post by **liebensd** » 30 Mar 2004, 21:19

OO-SBZ,

Not only DAT operated B707/720's but also, Overseas Iternational Arways, Trans European Airways, Young cargo and Sabena.

Greetz,

Dave

liebensd · Post by **liebensd** » 30 Mar 2004, 21:23

Look at https://www.aviation24.be/aircraft-registrations/
and search for TYPE b707 or B720. And you can see them.

Greetz,

Dave

OO-SBZ · Post by **OO-SBZ** » 30 Mar 2004, 21:29

liebensd wrote:OO-SBZ,

Not only DAT operated B707/720's but also, Overseas Iternational Arways, Trans European Airways, Young cargo and Sabena.

Greetz,

Dave

I already knew Sabena operated Boeing 707-329s (as the 1st European customer for the type!)
Moreover TEA started with a leased Boeing 720...

However I my opinion, DAT was associated in its early stage with turbo-props... It's the reason why I asked for more details on "DAT 720s"...

BeN

AN124 · Post by **AN124** » 30 Mar 2004, 21:46

Sad to see that more and more of these nice good old smokers are broken down

Let's hope the once that are still in the air will stay there for more and more years to come.

Best Regards,
Yvo

Post by **sn26567** » 31 Mar 2004, 09:06

Sad to see it go, indeed, but also a pity that the current DAT does not fly the modern equivalent of the 720, which could be a 739 (?)

Skystef · Post by **Skystef** » 01 Apr 2004, 02:05

OO-SBZ wrote: However I my opinion, DAT was associated in its early stage with turbo-props... It's the reason why I asked for more details on "DAT 720s"...

Indeed in the seventies the piston DC-6 was the workhorse on DAT's charter business. They tried to enter this market with jet equipment from May 1975 on with one B720 and options on several more. But it turned out to be a failure (rising oil prices, concurrence of Sobelair & TEA) so the aircraft was sold a year later. Jet equipment came back in 1987 in the form of some F28's followed by dozens of Bae146/RJ's.

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suetens · Post by **suetens** » 01 Apr 2004, 09:19

Just for info, the TEA B720 came from Aer Lingus.
At the closing of BIAS, DAT tried to operate the two DC8 left by BIAS, this was a big mistake and a few months later, the two DC8 were back to KLM. Transpomair operated one of them later on to USA.
Regards to all

OO-SBZ · Post by **OO-SBZ** » 01 Apr 2004, 21:27

Q707 wrote:
OO-SBZ wrote: However I my opinion, DAT was associated in its early stage with turbo-props... It's the reason why I asked for more details on "DAT 720s"...
Indeed in the seventies the piston DC-6 was the workhorse on DAT's charter business. They tried to enter this market with jet equipment from May 1975 on with one B720 and options on several more. But it turned out to be a failure (rising oil prices, concurrence of Sobelair & TEA) so the aircraft was sold a year later. Jet equipment came back in 1987 in the form of some F28's followed by dozens of Bae146/RJ's.

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Thanks for your answer Stef!

BeN

Skystef · Post by **Skystef** » 01 Apr 2004, 23:50

A little correction to myself.
DAT started services with B720 in May 1974, which ended in 1975.

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