Boeing 737-200 · 229 MSN 21176

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History

Boeing 737-229, serial number 21176, line number 431, first flight 30 Sep 1975. Delivered to Sabena on 3 Dec 1975, registered OO-SDN. Leased to Gulf Air on 22 Oct 1977. Returned 15 May 1978. Leased to Air Gabon on 2 Nov 1985. Returned 5 Dec 1985. Leased to Malaysian AS on 21 May 1989 as 9M-MBP. Returned to Sabena on 17 Mar 1990 as OO-SDN. Operated by Sobelair(-Peugeot). Brussels/contract Peug. not taken up 18 Jan 1993, finally in service 28 Jan 1993. Returned to Sabena on 15 Mar 1993. In service 15.3, fc/s28.3 Sab basic colours, Sob titles left. Leased to Sobelair on 21 May 1994. Basic SN colours no titles. Returned to Sabena on 15 Jun 1994. Withdrawn from use 30 Nov 2000 last SN 732 service Göteborg Landvetter Airport to Brussels, Belgium, total time (flying hours) 56107, 40829 cycles, made testflight 9 Jan 2001 seen parked Brussels, Belgium 31 Dec 2000 basic SN colours no taillogo. Operated by European Air Charter on 27 Feb 2001 as G-CEAI. Still at Brussels, Belgium basic Sabena colour scheme and OO-reg, seen at Bournemouth Airport 26 May 2001, seen at Paris-Le Bourget, France both engines removed 17 Jul 2001, r/oBOH all white no titles 28 Aug 2001, in service black and blue colour scheme since 12 Sep 2001, seen at Bournemouth Airport parked 2 Jul 2004, seen in service at London Stansted Airport, London, Essex 7 Jul 2004, seen at Bournemouth Airport Ozjet Airlines full colour scheme 20 Feb 2005. Operated by Ozjet Airlines on 22 Feb 2005. Ferried to Adelaide International Airport this date. Re-registered with Ozjet Airlines on 24 Oct 2005 as VH-OZU. Ceased operations Perth International Airport 20 May 2009, VH-reg cancelled to USA 29 Jun 2009. Operated by WFBN on 29 Jun 2009 as N733HL. Sold by HCA-->Transpacific-->WFBN 7 Aug 2009, owned by Strategic Air Consultants to Red Cloud Assets LLC 25 Feb 2010, seen 24 Oct 2014. Current status: stored.