Boeing 727-200F · 227 MSN 21364

Timeline

History

Boeing 727-227, serial number 21364, line number 1261, first flight 6 May 1977. Delivered to Braniff Airways on 19 May 1977, registered N450BN. Red/yellow, BRNF Liquidating 12 May 1982, N450PS Pisa, Italy early 1983 not taken up. Operated by Alaska Airlines on 30 Apr 1985 as N322AS. Owned by National Lease Income Fund 31 Jul 1985, returned Aug 1992. Operated by COA Micronesia (registered Jun 1993) as N86426. Modified (*227F). Owned by First Security Bank of Utah, returned less Nov 1999, seen parked Los Angeles International 23 Dec 1999 no titles, First Security Bank to FINOVA Capital Corporation 22 Mar 2000, seen at Tucson 9 Apr 2000 basic Continental Airlines, seen 1 May 2000, seen 19 Sep 2001 worked on now converted to freighter, owned by FINOVA Capital Corporation, seen stored Goodyear 6 Jan 2002 white, seen 10 Feb 2003, seen 25 Dec 2003. Operated by Westar Express. Seen at Orlando-International in service full colours, (in JP04 with Sunworld International) FINOVA Capital Corporation to Westar Air Cargo of Texas 4 Jun 2004, also repossessed leased 24.06.04-06.06, ferried Wichita-Goodyear 11 Nov 2004, flown to Mojave 8 May 2005 for painting by Viking and to new cust., seen Jul 2005 parked near terminal, brown tail with white world map logo, Westar to NC Aerospace Corp 3 Apr 2005, cancelled 9 Jun 2005 to Nigeria. Operated by Associated Air Cargo as 5N-BHV. Left Mojave 10 Aug 2005 heavy, with tail strike on take off, seen Shannon, Ireland 11 Aug 2005, Lagos 12 Aug 2005, seen in service Accra 5 Oct 2006, flew Banjul--San Bernardino 22-23 Apr 2007, seen parked 10 May 2007, ferried via Banjul 23-24 Jun 2007 presum returned in service, seen at Abuja Jan 2009 in service, seen at Miami 10 Oct 2009 and 17 Oct 2009 full colours, seen 10 Feb 2010 stored, seen Recife 20 Feb 2010 (returned in svc?), seen withdrawn from use Lagos Aug 2013. Current status: stored.