Boeing 747SP · SP44 MSN 21132

Timeline

History

Boeing 747-SP44, serial number 21132, line number 280, first flight 17 Feb 1976. Delivered to South African Airways on 19 Mar 1976, registered ZS-SPA. Leased to Luxair in Oct 1980. Returned Jan 1981. Leased to Air Mauritius on 1 Apr 1987 as 3B-NAJ. Returned to South African Airways on 31 May 1994 as ZS-SPA. Operated by SA Alliance Air/SAA. Seen at Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands full colours, leased back to Shively Field, Saratoga, for Alliance due Jul 1995. Leased to Alliance Air. London-Heathrow, first service. Returned to South African Airways in Feb 1999. Johannesburg (by Dec 1999), repossessed Apr 2002 used for spares for other SPs, seen being broken up 18 Oct 2002, ZS-reg cancelled as broken up 5 Jul 2006. Current status: scrapped.