Boeing 747F · 2R7F MSN 21650

Timeline

History

Boeing 747-2R7F, serial number 21650, line number 354, first flight 23 Jan 1979. Delivered to Cargolux on 31 Jan 1979, registered LX-DCV. Leased to Flying Tigers on 22 Sep 1987 as EI-BTQ. Guinness Peat Aviation/GPA Group. Operated by Flying Tigers on 31 Dec 1987 as N809FT. Owned by First Security Bank of Utah 31 Dec 1987. Merged into Federal Express on 7 Aug 1989 as N639FE. Owned by Wilm /reg cancelled Jan 1993, still FedEx 9 Apr 1994. Leased to Atlas Air on 12 Apr 1997. Seen 3 Oct 1998 Marana metal/blue tail, premat. returned to FedEx, seen at Wichita McConnell 22 Sep 1999 no engines, owned by Boeing Equip. Holding,. Operated by Boeing Eq Holding. Seen 3 Jul 2000 Victorville, Aviation Partners titles, with large winglets, ferried Marana 26 Oct 2000. Leased to Polar Air Cargo on 11 Dec 2000. Airtest Marana 11 Dec 2000, in service 13 Dec 2000, seen at Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands 21 Feb 2001 metal, blue tail, re-registered N926FTdue but not taken up, due returned Dec 2004, US registration cancelled 29 Jan 2002. Operated by MK Air Cargo on 31 Jan 2002 as 9G-MKL. Seen at Luxembourg-Findel International Airport full colours 16 Feb 2002 basic metal fuselage. Re-registered with MK Airlines on 31 Oct 2007 as G-MKGA. Registered MK Airlines d/b/a British Global 19 Mar 2008, seen at Luxembourg-Findel International Airport parked 11 Jun 2008, seen at Ostend-Bruges International Airport, Oostende 24 Aug 2008, arrived at Ostend-Bruges International Airport, Oostende and stored 11 Jan 2009, ferried to Luxembourg-Findel International Airport for D-check 5 Mar 2009, seen at Ostend-Bruges International Airport, Oostende 12 Apr 2009, ferried to Kemble 12 May 2009, owned by TransAtlantic Aviation Ltd 11 Aug 2011, seen 17 Sep 2013, preserved Cotswold Airport, Cirencester, Gloucestershire Nov 2017 as the "747 Party Plane", doing business as hireable events venue (51°39'52.89"N 2° 3'9.06"W). Current status: stored.