Boeing 727-200 · 256 MSN 21779

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History

Boeing 727-256, serial number 21779, line number 1498, first flight 20 Jun 1979. Delivered to Iberia on 28 Jun 1979, registered EC-DDX. Repossessed withdrawn from use Oct 1998, seen in service Aug 1999 Dublin, seen 19 Aug 2001 in service, performed last IB 727 flight 3 Oct 2001 MAD-BCN-MAD with airline staff, seen stored Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport 14 Oct 2001, ferried to Bournemouth 18 Nov 2002, seen 31 Dec 2002 parked ex IB colours, seen 1 Feb 2003 inside hangar undergoing VIP-config, seen stored 31 Aug 2003 IB colours, seen 15 Feb 2005 stored, fuselage on low loader northbound A34 seen 23 Jul 2005, arrived at old airfield Oakley, 5 kn NW of Thame, Oxfordshire 27 Jul 2005 to be used as ground trainer by Special Forces, seen Jan 2006 used by doing business as paintball club for hostage rescue games, fuselage seen 7 Nov 2007 Doncaster Sheffield Airport, instructional, front fuselage inside hangar, white 'Making Aviation work for you' titles. Current status: stored.