Boeing 747-200 · 244B MSN 20238
Registration ZS-SAM · South African ret
Identity
TypeBoeing 747-200
Variant244B
FamilyB747
Series—
Line Number158
Test Reg—
Operators
OperatorSouth African ret
Timeline
First Flight
05 Dec 1971
Delivery
13 Dec 1971
Age
54.9 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Boeing 747-244B, serial number 20238, line number 158, first flight 5 Dec 1971. Delivered to South African Airways on 13 Dec 1971, registered ZS-SAM. Leased to Varig on 11 Apr 1987 as PP-VNW. Returned to South African on 13 Aug 1988 as ZS-SAM. Seen at Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa stored full colour scheme 21 Feb 2004, seen whilst scrapping 27 Apr 2004. Current status: scrapped.
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