Boeing 737-200 · 247 MSN 19598

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History

Boeing 737-247, serial number 19598, line number 33, first flight 31 May 1968. Delivered to Western Airlines on 11 Jun 1968, registered N4501W. Operated by Polaris AC LC on 17 Mar 1981. Leased to AirCal on 17 Dec 1984. Merged into American Airlines on 1 Jul 1987. N643AA re-registered not taken up, Pol returned 1 Aug 1989, stored Phoenix. Leased to American Airlines on 15 Nov 1989. Leased to Aviateca on 7 Jun 1990. Withdrawn from use returned Pol 27 Dec 1993, ferried Albuquerque. Leased to Viscount A.S. on 19 Apr 1994. Earlier 23 Feb 1994 repossessed. Operated by Air South. Seen at Miami International Airport, sticker, xAviateca colours. Returned to Viscount A.S. as N903RC. Seen at LasV nw col/FSBU, to 9LH 22 Nov 1995, leased Viscount/LorAir 1.02.96/seen at Memph 27 Mar 1996 white, small Viscount tit/rr seen 10 May 1996 Tucson. Transferred to Sierra Pacific on 13 Jun 1996. Roswell Air Center Airport paint titles 13.06.96/ret 9LH 27.09.96/seen at Tucson 3 Jan 1997 hangar, white. Leased to Air Midi Bigorre on 1 May 1997. Ntu??, US registration 9 Lives Holdings cancelled 20 Aug 1997. Operated by Vistajet (registered 19 Aug 1997) as C-GVJC. Seen 3 Sep 1997 Calgary, ceasops Sep 1997, seen at Tucson 5 Oct 1997. Operated by Lorair/Tracor Flight Systems on 7 Nov 1997 as N903RC. Seen 26 Oct 1998 Mojave Marconi Humboldt Municipal Airport 2020 titles, seen hangar Tucson 24 Jan 1999 ex Vistajet colours. Operated by Lorair. Seen at Tucson International Airport, titles, seen at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York 30 May 1999, seen 25 Jun 1999 full colours, added Grand Casino titles, repossessed for Caig Air lease (YN), ntu?, seen at Miami International Airport 5 Apr 2000 parked LorAir colours, in service with Lorair May 2000, seen at Tucson International Airport many parts missing possibly to be broken up 17 Apr 2001, still present ex-Lorair colour scheme 25 Jul 2002, owned by 9 Lives Holdings Inc withdrawn from use on pallets at Tucson International Airport 26 Dec 2003, seen at Pima Community College (no doors, rudders, etc) 24 Apr 2004, seen being broken up 14 Oct 2004. Current status: scrapped.