Asgar Stegbauer's Photos
Asgar was Station Manager - StuttgartClick on any image to see larger version
JFK International Airport
Unusual, slightly blurry view of Seaboard cargo area from airplane landing on runway 13L
The ramp at JFK showed evidence of years of aircraft maintenance and cargo loading.
When you got home, it was advisable to takes your shoes off as soon as you got inside the door.
Stuttgart
The old and the new
On the left is a Junkers JU 52, a type that first flew in 1930.
In the background is a Seaboard DC-8-63CF.
N7321S, one of Seaboard's two Boeing 707's. They are rarely seen in photos.
Off-Route Operations
From the beginning, Seaboard operated many flights off-route, away from the company's infrastructure. The destinations were often third-world cities in Asia and Africa. Off-route operations often required ingenuity and resourcefulness on the part of Seaboard flight and ground personnel alike,
such as cattle wrangling in Bahrain,
using whatever equipment was available to load cargo, in this case an 18,000 lb turntable for
an oil-drilling platform at Stavanger, Norway,
and perform engine changes, in this case over Christmas in Lusaka, Zambia.
Everyone had to be prepared for all weather conditions.
Karl Lupus from FRA is on the left.
Coffee Lift
In 1977, Seaboard operated a series of flights carrying coffee from Entebbe, Uganda to Djibouti, a port city in what was then the French Territory of Afars and Issas on the Gulf Aden. Because Uganda was ruled by the dictator Idi Amin, the U.S. State Department issued a travel alert for Uganda as a place that "poses significant risks to the security of U.S. citizens." Flights to such places could only be flown by volunteers. Seaboard tried to ignore that requirement but was overruled in court.
A Seaboard DC-8-63CF on the ramp at Entebbe with Lake Victoria in the background. The beautiful
scenery gave no indication of the horrors being inflicted on the population by Idi Amin.
Bags of coffee beans being loaded onto pallets.
The hot weather often resulted in a relaxed uniform code.
While Capt. Bob Henry, on the right in the white shirt, preferred the standard summer uniform,
Nick Tramontano, to the left of Bob, went for a more casual look and
Gene Pagley, third from the left, opted for maximum ventilation.
F/E Fred Thorp with maintenance man John Rosseni from Milan
At least fresh produce was readily available.
The Last Hurrah
In Sept. 1980, after the merger with Flying Tigers had been announced, a group of operations employees
took a vacation in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. They are seen here on the excursion boat Paddlewheel Queen.
Names under the photo
Additional photos by Asgar Stegbauer in the Seaboard History Section
(Currently all five color photos on that page)
