Boeing 747F · 249F MSN 22245

Timeline

History

Boeing 747-249F, serial number 22245, line number 458, first flight 20 Jun 1980. Delivered to Flying Tigers on 3 Jul 1980, registered N808FT. Merged into Federal Express on 7 Aug 1989 as N632FE. Returned less Jul 1993. Operated by Singapore Airlines in Jul 1993 as 9V-SQV. Seen Jul 1993 FlTig colours. Leased to Korean Air on 1 Sep 1994 as HL7401. Seen 23 Oct 1994 registration, due returned 9.96/sis 26.12.96/own NW 8 Nov 1996 N643NW (but seen Dec 1996 as HL). Returned to Northwest Airlines in Aug 1997 as N9401. Seen at Marana late 9.97/r9.97. Leased to Southern AT on 5 Dec 1997 as N744SJ. First Security Bank 30 Dec 1997, seen at Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands 25 Jan 1998 old registration, seen at Miami International Airport 18 May 1998 white/SAT titles, N9401 registration taped, identified Lux seen 11 Aug 1998 nw registration painted over, ferried to Marana 1 Oct 1998 for stored, seen Mar 1999 as N9401. Leased to Northwest Airlines on 21 May 1999 as N643NW. Delivered Xiamen-LAX 19 Aug 1999 after maintenance, special Pacific Trade colours, repaired at Hong Kong since 16 Jan 2000 (why?), seen in service Tokyo 31 Mar 2000, seen at Narita International Airport new colours 26 Apr 2008. Operated by Delta Airlines on 29 Oct 2008. Merged this date, withdrawn from use and ferried to Walnut Ridge Regional Airport 29 Dec 2009, seen 20 Sep 2012, scrapping at 2014. Current status: scrapped.