Boeing 747F · 245F MSN 20827

Timeline

History

Boeing 747-245F, serial number 20827, line number 266, first flight 7 Aug 1975. Delivered to Seaboard World on 30 Apr 1976, registered N702SW. Merged into Flying Tigers in Sep 1980 as N812FT. Merged into Federal Express on 7 Aug 1989 as N641FE. Leased to Atlas Air on 5 Sep 1996. Seen at Sing 6 Sep 1996 white. Returned to Federal Express in May 1998. Returned prematurely, seen at Marana 3 Oct 1998 white. Operated by Airfreight Express on 15 May 1999 as VP-BXP. Delivered ex Wichita 15 May 1999 full colours, re-registered VP- 29 Jun 1999, parked London-Heathrow 6 Jul 1999 still. Re-registered with Airfreight Express on 10 Aug 1999 as N641FE. Re-registered with Airfreight Express on 28 Aug 1999 as G-GAFX. Still not in service by 3 Sep 1999, seen in service 21 Sep 1999, ferried to Wichita 25 Mar 2000, seen in service Frankfurt International, Germany 4 Oct 2000 full colours, added Cargolux titles, seen Apr 2001, seen at MSE stored Airfreight Express colour scheme 1 Jun 2002. Operated by BEHC on 20 Jun 2003 as N218BA. Broken up by 16 Nov 2008, US registration cancelled 20 Aug 2009. Current status: scrapped.