Boeing 727-200 · 230 MSN 20431
Registration TC-ALM · Air Alfa leased
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
26 Feb 1971
Delivery
09 Mar 1971
Age
55.7 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Boeing 727-230, serial number 20431, line number 851, first flight 26 Feb 1971. Delivered to Lufthansa on 9 Mar 1971, registered D-ABDI. Operated by ATASCO/Pan Am on 17 Jan 1987 as N878UM. Withdrawn from use 4.12.91/reg cancelled May 1992. Operated by Albatross Airways on 30 May 1992 as TC-ALB. Withdrawn from use Dec 1992 Istanbul (Airlines intends to restart JP93) ATASCO 10 Jun 1993. Leased to Sultan Airways on 10 Jun 1993 as TC-JUH. Roll(ed) out 21 Jun 1993 incompl Sultan colours, seen at Frankfurt International, Germany 10 Jul 1993 white, returned ATASCO seen in service 15 Oct 1993. Operated by Bosphorus on 22 Oct 1993 as TC-IHO. Withdrawn from use Ist seen 10 Dec 1993, seen white Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands. Leased to Air Alfa on 3 Feb 1994 as TC-ALM. East Midlands Airport 17 Jul 1997, seen 20 Nov 1997 AA colours, not departed, blown onto rear 4 Jan 1998, still nose in the air, repossessed dism. 10 Feb 1998 by Gamit but off. for sale after D-check Apr 1998, engine removed 4 Jun 1998 to be broken up, broken up began late Jul 1998, completely by mid Aug 1998 due, but towed to north side East Midlands Airport 13.08.98. No later reports, presum broken up. Current status: scrapped.
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