Boeing 747F · *F MSN 22579

Registration N279SG · WFBN

Scrapped

Identity

TypeBoeing 747F
Variant*F
FamilyB747
Series—
Line Number514
Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorWFBN

Timeline

First Flight

09 Mar 1981

Delivery

26 Mar 1981

Age

45.7 yrs

Last Updated

29 Oct 2026

History

Boeing 747-2D3B, serial number 22579, line number 514, first flight 9 Mar 1981. Delivered to Royal Jordanian on 26 Mar 1981, registered JY-AFS. Leased to Garuda on 2 Jul 1987. Returned 31 Aug 1987. Operated by British Caledonian on 10 Sep 1987 as G-CITB. Merged into British Airways on 14 Apr 1988. Owned by All Nipp Dec 1989, withdrawn from use 9 Sep 1990. Returned to All Nippon Airways on 15 Nov 1990 as JA8192. Transferred to Nippon Cargo Airlines on 1 Aug 1997. Converted to freighter. Freighter conversion Jul 1997, NiC 1 Aug 1997, r4.8, arrived Tokyo 5.8 All Nippon Airways colours, roll(ed) out 17.8 Nippon, in service 19.8, wfuNRT 2 Mar 2007, ferried to Xiamen, China full colour scheme 27 Mar 2007. Operated by Jett8 Airlines Cargo on 3 Apr 2007 as 9V-JEA. Seen at Singapore Changi Airport full colour scheme 31 May 2007. Returned to Wilmington Trust Company on 16 Jun 2009 as N105KZ. Unknown location, seen at Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville 15 Oct 2009, ferried to Singapore Changi Airport 27 Mar 2010. Leased to Jett8 Airlines Cargo on 1 Jun 2010 as 9V-JEA. Seen at Singapore Changi Airport stored 31 Aug 2011. Operated by WFBN on 20 Aug 2012 as N279SG. US registration cancelled to Kyrgyzstan (to be confirmed) 23 Jan 2014, seen 25 Nov 2014, broken up Singapore Changi Airport as of 1 May 2015. Current status: scrapped.

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