Boeing 727-200F · 227 MSN 21493

Registration N490FE · Federal Express

Scrapped

Identity

TypeBoeing 727-200F
Variant227
FamilyB727-200
Series—
Line Number1442
Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorFederal Express

Timeline

First Flight

02 Feb 1979

Delivery

09 Feb 1979

Age

47.7 yrs

Last Updated

29 Oct 2026

History

Boeing 727-227, serial number 21493, line number 1442, first flight 2 Feb 1979. Delivered to Braniff Airways on 9 Feb 1979, registered N466BN. Dark green nc/BRNF Liquidating 12 May 1982. Leased to Braniff Airways on 1 Mar 1984. Operated by Federal Express on 28 Mar 1990 as N490FE. Modified (*227F). Converted Jan 1991, ferried Frederick W. Smith International Airport, Memphis to Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville 18 Jun 2012 and withdrawn from use, but operational in an official FedEx fleetlist at 1 Mar 2013, but not in service by May 2013 indeed, cancelled 18 Dec 2013 permanently withdrawn from use Victorville, USA, seen withdrawn from use 23 Oct 2014, seen Oct 2016. Current status: scrapped.

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