Boeing 727-200F · 277 MSN 21695

Timeline

History

Boeing 727-277, serial number 21695, line number 1481, first flight 8 May 1979. Delivered to Ansett Airlines on 17 May 1979, registered VH-RMN. Operated by Polynesian/Cook ls on 16 Apr 1987. Leased to Polynesian in Jan 1991. Returned 22 Apr 1992 Anst. Operated by EastWest Airlines on 26 May 1992. Intrepid, s96 full new Ansett Austr. colours, RoAAL Jun 1997, departed Melb 25 Jun 1997 to USA for freighter conversion by Stambaugh AS. Operated by ACA/Australian Air Expr on 21 Nov 1997 as VH-AUP. Modified (*277F). On beh of Australian Air Expr, VH, registered Am Timan Airport 17 Jul 1997, returned 21 Nov 1997 Melbourne after *F-conv, in service 25 Nov 1997, Air Cargo Australia r20.10.00. Rothschild Australia Ac Leasing 29 Jun 2001 (is?). Operated by Air Cargo Australia (registered 1 Aug 2002). Operated by Transaustralian Air Express (registered 19 Nov 2002) as VH-VLF. Re-registered 10 Feb 2003, seen 26 Mar 2003 photo, National Jet Express 26 Nov 2003, seen at Hobart 9 May 2006, last service 16 May 2007 Brisbane, Australia to Melbourne Airport, cancelled 10 Sep 2007. Operated by JM 21695 LLC on 29 Aug 2007 as N982JM. Ferried MEL--Mojave 16-18 Sep 2007, seen 9 Nov 2007 hangared, seen at Mojave Air & Space Port 1 Aug 2008 all white. Leased to Cargo Three Panama in Mar 2009 as HP-1653CTW. Ferried Mojave Air & Space Port to Juvenal Loureiro Cardoso Airport, Pato Branco 3 Feb 2009 as N982JM, US registration cancelled 3 Mar 2009, HP-1653CTH in documents and painted seen in service 16 Oct 2009 white no titles, not taken up, final regi in service HP-1653CTW seen 17 Oct 2009 Santiago Scaled Composites LLC, possibly still as Chester County G O Carlson Airport, Coatesville on other side, seen white Panama City Panama City-Tocumen International, Panama Feb 2011, presum stored, seen Dec 2012 stored, seen withdrawn from use Panama City-Tocumen International, Panama 6 Nov 2014, seen Apr 2016, presum scrapping by 2022. Current status: scrapped.