Boeing 727-200F · 227 MSN 21492

Registration N489FE · Federal Express

Stored

Identity

TypeBoeing 727-200F
Variant227
FamilyB727-200
Series—
Line Number1440
Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorFederal Express

Timeline

First Flight

30 Jan 1979

Delivery

07 Feb 1979

Age

47.8 yrs

Last Updated

29 Oct 2026

History

Boeing 727-227, serial number 21492, line number 1440, first flight 30 Jan 1979. Delivered to Braniff Airways on 7 Feb 1979, registered N465BN. Brown/yellow colours, BRNF Liquidating 12 May 1982. Leased to Braniff Airways on 1 Mar 1984. Operated by Federal Express on 28 Mar 1990 as N489FE. Modified (*227F). Converted Sep 1990, operations in Brazil by May 2013, possibly donation 03.06.13/wfu by 1 Jul 2013, arrived St Paul Holman Field 30 Jul 2013, donated to Minnesota Association of Women in Aviation, will be used by Farnsworth Aerospace Magnet School, permanently withdrawn from use, seen 19 Nov 2015 FedEx basic colour scheme. Current status: stored.

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