Boeing 737-200 · 230QC MSN 20254

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History

Boeing 737-230QC, serial number 20254, line number 230, first flight 7 Jan 1970. Delivered to Lufthansa on 12 Jan 1970, registered D-ABCE. Named 'Landshut', hyjacked 1977 Mogadishu. Operated by CGA/Presidential Airways on 5 Sep 1985 as N302XV. Owned by Aviation Sales Company Mar 1987, returned 14 May 1987. Leased to TAN Airlines on 13 Dec 1987. Returned Aviation Sales Company 18 Feb 1988. Leased to Intercargo S on 28 Sep 1988 as F-GFVJ. Operated by L'Aeropostale on 23 Nov 1990. Withdrawn from use Orly seen Oct 1991, Feb 1992 returned IAS?, to Ascención de Guarayos Airport, Ascensión de Guarayos 9 Jan 1992, ferried Dinard-Shannon 27 Dec 1993 for maintenance, all white, Southend 15 Dec 1994, cancelled 23 Feb 1995. Operated by TransMile on 24 Feb 1995 as 9M-PMQ. Seen 9 Nov 1996 operated for Garuda. Leased to Garuda. Seen tail/titles. Returned to TransMile. Seen at Kuala Lumpur no titles, white tail, returned, seen 15 Jun 2000 (fc?). Operated by TAF Linhas Aereas on 1 Aug 2002 as PT-MTB. Withdrawn from use 2008 Fortaleza, s17 white, very dirty but complete, to be preserved in Germany, bought from Fortaleza Airport by German Foreign Ministry, dismantled, flown to Friedrichshafen, arrived 23 Sep 2017, to be exhibited in Dornier Museum. Current status: stored.