Boeing 727-200F · 2Q6 MSN 21971

Timeline

History

Boeing 727-2Q6, serial number 21971, line number 1540, first flight 12 Oct 1979. Delivered to LACSA on 1 Nov 1979, registered N1279E. Leased to Mexicana. Sold to LACSA 18 Nov 1992, Mar 1993, seen at Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport 17 Mar 1993 first in MX new colour scheme, seen at MecX 31 Oct 1993 white, GFC 28 Oct 1993, Pacific AirCorp ….. Inc 1279, 28 Oct 1993, 18 Nov 1993 seen at Tucson 'xMex', Pac AC 1279 r1.94/seen at Tucson 9 Mar 1994 white, converted to F. Operated by Aeromexpress. Modified (*2Q6F). Seen at MexCity/ret PaA Mar 1997. Operated by Capital Cargo Airlines in Apr 1997. Returned Pac(6.06.97 in Jet Airliner Production List) or Sep 1997 after lease, seen still in service 20 Nov 1997, seen Aug 1999, seen at Tucson 20 May 2001 basic Cap colours, stored, seen 30 Aug 2001, seen 16 Dec 2001, ferried Tucson-San Jose CR 20 May 2002, Pacific AirCorp ….. Inc 1279 to Watertown International Airport 21971 Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo 30 Dec 2002. Operated by Charter America. Seen at Detroit Detroit-Willow Run, MI full colours. Operated by Custom Air Transport. Seen at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport full colours, Watertown International Airport to Custom 10 Jan 2006, seen stored Opa-Locka 13 Nov 2006 full colours intact, to U-Boat Parts Inc 18 Jun 2007, seen 14 Jul 2007 full colours, PR-LGQ Varig LOG registration reserved Sep 2007 not taken up, Compass Capital Corp 13 Dec 2007, seen at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport 6 Dec 2007 white. Operated by CargoJet Airways (registered 18 Dec 2007) as C-GLCJ. Ferried LIM-OPF-YHM 04-14 Dec 2007, ferried John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport to Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville 8 Jan 2009 for storage, all white. Operated by WFBN on 15 Jul 2009 as N727WF. Ferried Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville to Miami International Airport 25 Jul 2009, Wells Fargo Bank Northwest in service trustee for Allied Air, cancelled 7 Aug 2009. Operated by Allied Air on 7 Aug 2009 as 5N-BMQ. Ferried via Recife 29 Aug 2009, seen in service Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International, Nigeria 5 Aug 2010, seen at Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International, Nigeria 24 Oct 2013 withdrawn from use, seen 28 Mar 2014 dismantling has begun, nose cone and one engine being removed, seen 26 Apr 2014 outer wings being cut off, compl. broken up as of 14 May 2014. Current status: scrapped.