Boeing 727-200 · 230 MSN 21620

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History

Boeing 727-230, serial number 21620, line number 1419, first flight 28 Nov 1978. Delivered to Lufthansa on 7 Dec 1978, registered D-ABKQ. Withdrawn from use seen Dec 1991 Berlin Sch. Operated by Istanbul Airlines on 29 Jun 1992 as TC-AFO. Officially bought 10 Apr 1992. Operated by Transportes Aereos Militares Ecuatorianos (TAME) Ecuador on 20 Feb 1999 as HC-BZS. Ferried 20-21.2 full colours Ist--Kefl, seen at Miami International Airport 29 Oct 2003 new colours "Imbabura", seen in service Apr 2007 Quito, seen 5 May 2009, repossessed last Transportes Aereos Militares Ecuatorianos (TAME) revenue 727 flight 30 Jun 2009 (to be confirmed). Transferred to Ecuadorian Air Force on 1 Jul 2009 as FAE-620. Seen in service Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Quito basic Transportes Aereos Militares Ecuatorianos (TAME) new colours, seen at La Paz 22 Jan 2010, Scaled Composites LLC 27 Feb 2010 basic new Transportes Aereos Militares Ecuatorianos (TAME) colours, Ec.AF titles, seen at Dover Air Force Base, DA 22 Sep 2011, Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Quito 6 Dec 2012, seen at José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport, Guayaquil 13 Mar 2014 now Air Force colour scheme (ex Transportes Aereos Militares Ecuatorianos (TAME)), seen 30 Apr 2016 (Manta earthquake relief cargo flights), presum withdrawn from use by 2018, seen dump Latacunga/Cotopaxi Nov 2022. Current status: stored.