Boeing 727-200F · 227 MSN 21490

Registration N487FE · Federal Express

Stored

Identity

TypeBoeing 727-200F

Variant227

FamilyB727-200

Series—

Line Number1396

Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorFederal Express

Timeline

First Flight

28 Sept 1978

Delivery

11 Oct 1978

Age

48.1 yrs

Last Updated

29 Oct 2026

History

Boeing 727-227, serial number 21490, line number 1396, first flight 28 Sep 1978. Delivered to Braniff Airways on 11 Oct 1978, registered N463BN. Red/yellow BRNF Liquidating 12 May 1982, N463PS Pisa, Italy early 1983 not taken up. Leased to Braniff Airways on 1 Mar 1984. Withdrawn from use Nov 1989. Operated by Federal Express in Jul 1990 as N487FE. Modified (*227F). Converted Jan 1991, donated to Austin/Bergstrom Int'l Airport, Austin, TX 12 Feb 2013 permanently withdrawn from use for fire practice, cancelled 8 Mar 2013, seen Aug 2020 complete, dirty, basic FedEx colour scheme. Current status: stored.

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