Boeing 747-100 · 136 MSN 20953

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History

Boeing 747-136, serial number 20953, line number 248, first flight 22 Oct 1974. Delivered to British Airways on 14 Mar 1975, registered G-BBPU. Stored Wichita 74, AAR Feb 1998, leased back British Airways, withdrawn from use 30 Oct 1999, Cardiff 31 Oct 1999, Roswell 15 Nov 1999, retired, wfu, European Avtn British registration cancelled 26 Nov 1999. Operated by Air Gulf Falcon on 29 Nov 1999 as P4-GFB. Ferried Chateauroux-SHJ 30 Nov 1999 ex British Airways colours no titles. Re-registered with Air Gulf Falcon on 23 Mar 2000 as 3C-GFB. Seen 24 Jun 2000, 6 Jul 2000 Sharjah International Airport, 16 Aug 2000 Sharjah International Airport, seen 24 Aug 2000 now titles, still ex BA-belly, seen 9 Sep 2000 Sharjah International Airport Gulf Falcon (Not Air Gulf Falcon) titles, identified seen 11 Dec 2000, seen 1 Jan 2001 inboard engines missing. Operated by Spirit of Africa. Seen at Sharjah, repossessed withdrawn from use, seen 9 May 2001 parts missing, ex British Airways colours, seen 27 Jan 2002 "now" broken up, seen in process of broken up 5 Aug 2002, seen many parts missing not broken up yet 11 May 2003. Current status: scrapped.