Boeing 727-200F · 2M7 MSN 21951

Timeline

History

Boeing 727-2M7, serial number 21951, line number 1680, first flight 28 Oct 1980. Delivered to Republic Airlines on 7 Nov 1980, registered N741RW. Hughes not taken up. Operated by Dubai Air Wing on 7 Nov 1980 as A6-HRR. Leased to Emirates Airlines in Dec 1985 as A6-EMA. Operated by Qatar Airways on 2 May 1995 as A7-ABC. S6.5 white in service, full colours 28 May 1995, seen 24 Apr 1999 Doha, open stored, seen 20 Feb 2001 stored. Operated by Pac AC 21951 on 19 Jun 2001 as N750DH. Overheard Atlantic westbound 23 Jun 2001, seen at Tucson 28 Jul 2001 basic Qatar colours, seen inside hangar 3 Oct 2001 bare metal, seen stored 16 Dec 2001. Operated by DHL AW-Astar Air Cargo in Jan 2002. Modified (*2M7F). Airtest Tucson 22 Jan 2002 full colours, seen in service Cincinnati 24 Mar 2002, damaged 9 Dec 2004 Atlanta 0(3) right main gear collapsed on landing, seen in service new colours 20 May 2006, ASTAR 26 Sep 2006, seen at Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport 2 Apr 2009 stored, ferried Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport to Kingman Airport 13 May 2009 for storage, seen 22 Sep 2009 full colours. Operated by Kalitta Charters II LLC on 17 Sep 2010 as N726CK. Ferried IGM-Oscoda 17 Sep 2010, 4 Oct 2010, re-registered reserved 1 Nov 2010, re-registered 2 Dec 2010, seen at Willow Run Airport, Detroit 8 May 2011 full colours, seen in service Seattle Paine Field International Airport, Everett 4 May 2014, Las Vegas NV 12 Apr 2015, one of last 2 operational by Dec 2023, to be withdrawn from service 2024, withdrawn from service Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport 6 Feb 2024, ferried via Gander-Senegal 25-26 May 2025. Operated by Astral Aviation on 25 May 2025 as 5Y. Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport to Chileka International Airport, Blantyre 25-29 May 2025 registered in the USA, cancelled 30 May 2025 to 7Q-?, crashed 23 Oct 2025 Nyala Airport, Sudan, destroyed at landing, carrying weapons for the Rapid Support Forces. Current status: written off in an accident.