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LH that had been on display at Hamburg for many years is being scrapped.




June 9 Excerpt:

A historic Boeing 707 that was being preserved at Hamburg Airport has been towed across the airfield. Tomorrow, work will begin to scrap the aircraft before pieces are sent to auction later this year. An unsuccessful effort to save the aircraft raised €8,000 ($9,750) to pay for the cost of storing and maintaining the plane.
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Today, after 60 years, the Boeing 707 formerly registered as D-ABOD embarked on its final journey. The trip began with a tug fetching the aircraft from where it had been parked at the edge of the airfield. The journey started off over grass before the aircraft reached the end of Runway 05-23.
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Once the aircraft has been turned to scrap, it will live on, but not in the way that many had hoped. Dechow will be enlisted to sell parts of the aircraft that are deemed particularly interesting. These could include things like the aircraft’s controls. The remainder will be recycled.

https://simpleflying.com/lufthansa-boei ... d-hamburg/

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Concur.

[Gabriel]

An unsuccessful effort to save the aircraft raised €8,000

Pathetic.

[3WE]

Concur.

Double Concur.

[J]

In Photos: Final Preparations For The Lufthansa Boeing 707 Auction
(Actually there are parts from 2 former LH 707's)

On Friday at midday, Dechow will put thousands of pieces of ‘Lufthansa’ Boeing 707s on auction. The parts from two Boeing 707s have been painstakingly cataloged over the past month ahead of the big day on Friday. The auction will be open for around a month, with each lot going to the highest bidder.

Arguably, the highlights of the auction are the two cockpits in varying stages of completion. The cockpit of D-ABOD is relatively empty inside but comes complete with flight attendant seats on the bulkhead. While D-ABOC lacks the flight attendant seats, it does come with chairs and cockpit parts inside.

Also likely to attract attention are the aircraft’s engines and landing gear. While the engines are currently stored without their cowling attached, this forms a part of each engine lot. However, much more is on offer, ranging from fuselage panels to seating and even individual cockpit components.

Smaller items will be sent by UPS, but larger items, such as the engines and cockpits, will require specialist transport. Dechow has partners that it can arrange such transport with, or individuals can organize the shipping themselves.
https://simpleflying.com/lufthansa-boeing-707-auction/