Boeing 747-200 · 246B MSN 20333
Registration ST-AQN · Spirit of Africa
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
25 Oct 1971
Delivery
30 Nov 1971
Age
55.0 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Boeing 747-246B, serial number 20333, line number 166, first flight 25 Oct 1971. Delivered to Japan Airlines on 30 Nov 1971, registered JA8108. RHiL 31 Oct 1994, withdrawn from use 4 Dec 1999, returned RLC 5 Dec 1999. Operated by UTFC on 15 Dec 1999 as N559SW. Jumbo jet Inc 15 Dec 1999, ferried Tucson 20 Dec 1999, cancelled 2 Feb 2000. Operated by Air Gulf Falcon on 2 Feb 2000 as 3D-GFB. Seen at Marana 4 Apr 2000 stored, seen at Sharjah International Airport, seen 1 Sep 2000 parked white, Air Gulf Falcon titles, can not be 20953 (seen together), seen 5 Sep 2000 Japan decals, seen at Sharjah International Airport 1 Nov 2000 white, GF tit/tail, identified 11 Dec 2000, seen 13 Jan 2001 full colours. Operated by Spirit of Africa as ST-AQN. Seen at Sharjah International Airport, seen at Jeddah 4 Mar 2001 white, dark tail, titles, seen at Sharjah International Airport 2 May 2001 titles/logos removed. Transferred to Air Gulf Falcon as 3D-PAH. SSHJ/ seen Sharjah International Airport 17 Jan 2002, 27 Jan 2002 no titles, seen parked without titles or logo's 5 Aug 2002. Operated by Spirit of Africa on 13 Jan 2003 as ST-AQN. Seen at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta blue/white colour scheme Arabic titles this date, seen 15 Sep 2013, scrapping 2013. Current status: scrapped.
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