Boeing 747-200 · 230B MSN 20527

Timeline

History

Boeing 747-230B, serial number 20527, line number 179, first flight 9 Feb 1972. Delivered to Lufthansa on 25 Feb 1972, registered D-ABYG. Operated by ITEL/Braniff Airways on 11 May 1979 as N611BN. Returned GATX(CC)=Capital Corporation, (LC)=Leasing Corporation 15 Mar 1982. Leased to Br Caledonian on 15 Apr 1982 as G-BJXN. Merged into British Airways on 14 Apr 1988. Sub-leased to Nigeria Airways in Jul 1988. Macaé Benedito Lacerda Airport leased. Returned to British Airways in Oct 1988. Owned by Pot 31 May 1990. Operated by Pot/Continental Airlines on 31 May 1990 as N78019. Transferred to Cont Micronesia on 17 Nov 1995. XTLV, full colours, seen at Los Angeles International 12 Feb 1999 no titles, Mojave 3 Mar 1999, Marana seen 9 Mar 1999, US registration cancelled 5 Aug 1999. Leased to Air Atlanta Iceland on 5 Aug 1999 as TF-ATA. Owned by First Security Bank, sub-lsd Tunis Air until Oct 1999 white, Saudi Arabian sub-lsd by Jan 2000, seen Pinal Airpark, Marana 4 May 2000 stored. Operated by Aircraft 20527 Trust on 6 Aug 2002 as N745LA. Seen still TF-reg 13 Mar 2003. Operated by Logistic Air on 3 Jun 2003. Registered 23 Jun 2003, seen at Pinal Airpark, Marana still with TF-reg apparently never departed 13 Oct 2003, ferried to Sharjah International Airport white colour scheme with titles 24 Mar 2005, seen at Ras Al Khaimah International Airport 24 Jun 2005. Re-registered with Logistic Air on 14 Sep 2005 as 5U-ACE. US registration cancelled this date, seen at King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah 2 Jan 2006, seen at Diori Hamani International Airport, Niamey white colour scheme with titles 9 Mar 2006, seen at King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah operated for Knight Air, Nigeria 8 Dec 2006, seen at Ras Al Khaimah International Airport white colour scheme with titles 7 May 2007, arrived at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport 30 Jul 2007, seen at Roswell Air Center Airport stored 15 Nov 2007, Gambia Int. Airlines due Jun 2007 not taken up, seen 21 Apr 2013 still withdrawn from use, seen 25 Nov 2015. Current status: stored.