Boeing 747F · *259BF MSN 21730

Timeline

History

Boeing 747-259B, serial number 21730, line number 372, first flight 11 May 1979. Delivered to Avianca on 8 Jun 1979, registered HK-2300. Operated by Chemco/Avianca on 30 May 1983 as HK-2980X. Leased to Avianca on 28 Jan 1992 as EI-CEO. Guinness Peat Aviation/GPA Group, seen in service, returned Guinness Peat Aviation/GPA Group Dec 1994, seen at Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands 10 Feb 1995 white. Leased to Tower Air on 17 Feb 1995. To John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York white 14.2, seen parked 17 Mar 1995 New York-JF Kennedy white/s operated for Air France, Corsair 19 Jul 1995 Orly/GPA 19 Jan 1996 still Tower/AiH. 12 Jun 1996 still Tower/Dubl 11 Nov 1996 white, titles, for repaint full colours, sas 4.02.97/ repossessed 259BF at without. Re-registered with Tower Air on 22 Jan 1997 as N621FF. Owned by AeroUSA 22.1/depa 4 Feb 1997 fc/seen at Dubl 11 Apr 1997 Tower colours, Garuda tit/logo Hadj leased, 1 Dec 1998 Miami wingfire (while in Tower service) "insurance WO", seen 20 Dec 1998 no engines Miami, repaired and departed by 31 Mar 1999, ferried JFK-Marana 3 Mar 2000 stored. Operated by Polar Air Cargo on 13 Sep 2000 as N924FT. Modified (*259BF). Converted to freighter, ferried Marana-LAX 11 Sep 2000, owned by Aero USA, in service 16 Sep 2000, re-registered seen 19 Sep 2000, seen at Polar new colours. Sub-leased to UPS on 1 Feb 2001 as N527UP. Due returned Feb 2003, re-registered Mar 2001, seen in service 12 May 2001. Returned to Polar Air Cargo in Feb 2003 as N924FT. Seen at Pinal Airpark, Marana (str?) 9 Oct 2004, returned AeroUSA Inc Jan 2005, seen 5 Mar 2005, owned by Kalitta Air LLC 5 Apr 2005, N701CK requested. Re-registered with Kalitta Air on 17 May 2005 as N701CK. Seen in service at Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands 21 Jun 2005, ferried to Newark Liberty International Airport to Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport 24 Dec 2008, back in service 3 Jan 2009, arrived at Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport stored 5 Oct 2012, seen withdrawn from use 23 Nov 2015, scrapping by 2024. Current status: scrapped.