Boeing 747-100 · *132C MSN 19897
Registration N856FT · Polar Air Cargo lsd
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
12 Oct 1970
Delivery
22 Oct 1970
Age
56.1 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Boeing 747-132, serial number 19897, line number 82, first flight 12 Oct 1970. Delivered to Delta Airlines on 22 Oct 1970, registered N9897. Operated by Boeing on 1 Feb 1977. Modified (*132C). Operated by Flying Tigers on 1 Jul 1977 as N803FT. Leased to El Al on 17 Dec 1979. Returned 25 Jan 1980. Merged into Federal Express on 7 Aug 1989 as N623FE. Owned by Pol, returned 15 Jun 1991 arrived London-Heathrow for repair 16.6. Leased to Air Hong Kong on 11 Jul 1991 as VR-HKN. Returned Pol 12 Jun 1996. Leased to Polar Air Cargo on 12 Jul 1996 as N856FT. Jul 1996, seen in service 9 Aug 1996, stored seen at Marana 2 Oct 1999, seen in service Prestwick 8 Dec 2000, Pacific Harbour Capital to Polar AC 28 Dec 2000, cancelled 7 Sep 2001 has been broken up, only center fus. seen 2 Dec 2001 Marana. Current status: scrapped.
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