File:Safe Air Company Boeing 727-2Q9(Adv)(F) 5Y-IRE Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Int'l - FAOR, South Africa Dec 30, 2021.jpg
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English: One last super subject for 2021 in the shape of this very exotic Boeing 727, which has probably had the most heroic year of any single aircraft in 2021. This aircraft and its crew, captained by a South African pilot, played a critical role in the August evacuation of Kabul. "Irene", as the aircraft is named, conducted a number of evacuation flights between Kabul and Kulob, Tajikistan, transporting hundreds of ex-Afghan Special Forces personnel and their families away from newly Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. There are reports of this aircraft carrying well over 300 passengers on multiple flights during this time! In more peaceful times, Irene is a regular visitor to JNB, albeit generally under the cover of darkness. I am extremely pleased to have been able to get a photo of this plane which has an incredible story attached to it. |
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| Author | Timothy Brandt from jetphoto |
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