Boeing 727-200F · 230 MSN 20757

Timeline

History

Boeing 727-230, serial number 20757, line number 1002, first flight 21 Dec 1973. Delivered to Lufthansa on 11 Jan 1974, registered D-ABQI. Operated by Okada Air on 17 Dec 1992 as 5N-CMB. Roll(ed) out Seen at Vance Air Force Base, Enid 21.12, dept 10 Jan 1993. Operated by Safair on 29 Dec 1995 as ZS-NWA. Wet-leased to Sun Air in Feb 1996. Owned by Safair. Operated by Zimbabwe Express bt in Nov 1997. Seen at Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 3 Jun 1998 blue/white cheatline passengers service, mistakenly repossessed then as ZS-NWX. Operated by Airworld. Modified (*230F). Repossessed by Jun 1999 in service as Freighter (converted to freighter when?) on Capte Town-JNB route, seen at Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 28 Dec 1999 titles, mistakenly repossessed as ZS-NWN then. Returned to Safair. Seen at Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa full colours, Cape Town International Airport seen 9 Nov 2005. Operated by Imperial Air Cargo. Seen at Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa, seen parked 11 Jan 2007 Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa full Safair col?! seen at Penza Airport 20 Jun 2007 white, titles/logo, seen at Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 19 Apr 2009 withdrawn from use with many parts missing., cancelled 23 Sep 2009 permanently withdrawn from use. Current status: scrapped.