This airplane is parked in Tegel airport. Probably something extremely common, but can you please help to identify it?
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4$\begingroup$ Related: What is this aircraft with large pipes at the flight deck windows? $\endgroup$– Ron BeyerNov 8, 2018 at 15:10
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In the far corner of Tegel Airport, to the southwest (here a satellite image), lonely a plane with a special story rots: The Boeing 707 was a gift from the manufacturer to the Lufthansa and landed in 1986 by tricky preparations as the first Lufthansa aircraft in West -Berlin. Otherwise only Allied aircraft could fly through the east corridor. Lufthansa donated the plane to the Berlin Technikmuseum, which, however, can not do anything with it. Every now and then, the airport fire brigade on the Boeing exercises in case of emergency.
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1$\begingroup$ I wonder if a Kickstarter or other fund could be started to restore it to its former glory. See if Lufthansa wants to contribute. $\endgroup$ Nov 8, 2018 at 20:45
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2$\begingroup$ Unlikely, as they are not willing to fund the Constellation project: nzz.ch/mobilitaet/luftfahrt/… (in German) $\endgroup$ Nov 8, 2018 at 21:28
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Looks a whole lot like a Boeing 707
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26$\begingroup$ Thanks, it apparently is a 707-458 and has an interesting history digitalcosmonaut.com/2016/berlin-tegel-abandoned-boeing-707 . $\endgroup$– jarmNov 8, 2018 at 7:10
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7$\begingroup$ Like most of the abandoned aircrafts. In some countries, learning the story of an abandoned aircraft can tell you a lot for the country itself, especially when the owner was the country itself. $\endgroup$– gsamarasNov 8, 2018 at 9:48
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5$\begingroup$ People normally include pictures or further reading links in aircraft identification questions. $\endgroup$– Notts90Nov 8, 2018 at 13:38
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It looks like a 707-458, due to its four engines on its wings.
