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    Airframe Family: Boeing B707 / C-135 / C-137 / C-18 / E-3 / E-6 / E-8
    Latest Model:707-138B
    Construction Number:17903
    Last Civil Registration:N778PA
    Compressed ID:Boeing 707-138B cn 17903 cr N778PA
    Latest Owner or Location:Aerocar Aviation Corp, Miami, FL

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    Dates

    Event

    1960

    Constructed as a 707-138B.

    13 May 1960

    To Western Airlines with new c/r N74613.

    5 December 1962

    To Pan American World Airways with new c/r N778PA.

    1963


    Photographer: EX/ZX Collection

    January 1976

    To Transasian Airlines Ltd keeping c/r N778PA.

    24 April 1976

    To Biman Bangladesh with new c/r S2-AAL.

    August 1976


    Photographer: Brian Maddison
    Notes: At London Stansted Airport

    From 6 May 1978 to 1 October 1978

    To Transasian Airlines Ltd with new c/r 9G-ACJ.
    On Charter to Olympic Airways.

    3 October 1978


    Photographer: John Yates
    Notes: At Luton Airport, UK

    20 August 1980

    To Grant E. Sita with new c/r N778PA.

    From 13 February 1986 to 2 April 1986

    To Aerocar Aviation Corp, Miami, FL keeping c/r N778PA.
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