Lost Planes

Delian gets a rare opportunity to investigates this long forgotten Air Gabon Boeing 767-200 (TR-LHP), as it slowly decays in a restricted area at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Ethiopia.

This is an ex United Airlines aircraft with c/n 21877, which fist flew in 1983.

Boeing 707-331C is filmed in full, closeup detail, languishing on the ramp at Sharjah International Airport, UAE. The aircraft was first delivered to TWA as N15713, and had numerous operators over it’s career.

The aircraft is best known for its involvement in shipping military hardware to Iran during the Iran Contra Affair in 1986.

Delian records the final resting place of De Havilland D.H. 114 Heron 2, N16722, left to fade away in the never-ending Hawaiian sun, at Daniel K Inouye International Airport, Honolulu.

One of the worlds last civilian operated Boeing 707s is seen parked at Miami Opa-Locka Executive Airport, Florida, USA. The aircraft first flew in 1965 and was delivered to Lufthansa as D-ABUF ‘Hannover”.

The aircraft is seen refitted with 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B, Stage III engines to lower noise levels which helped the Boeing 707-320B last until 2021, when it was finally broken up.

Delian and his team gain access to a highly restricted area of Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Ethiopia as they try to determine the origins of 2 Douglas DC-3s/ C-47 Skytrains/ Dakotas located near the airport’s midfield fire station.