Boeing 737 Classic · *BDQC MSN 23658

Timeline

History

Boeing 737-377, serial number 23658, line number 1281, first flight 11 Sep 1986. Delivered to Ansett Airlines on 23 Oct 1986, registered VH-CZF. Renamed Ansett Australia in Jan 1991. Ceased operations 14 Sep 2001, stored Perth 9 Jan 2002, seen stored Melbourne Airport 12 Mar 2002, arrived Bournemouth Airport Ansett colour scheme 28 Sep 2003. Leased to Channel Express on 22 Sep 2003 as G-CELZ. Modified (*BDQC). Owned by Dart Group, arrived Tel Aviv 6 Jan 2004, converted to freighter and ferried to London Southend Airport, Southend-on-Sea, Essex 5 Aug 2004. Transferred to Jet2 on 15 Aug 2004. Ferried to Edinburgh Airport, Ingliston, Edinburgh full colour scheme this date, withdrawn from service 25 Oct 2016, ferried LBA-EGBP 28 Oct 2016 for part-out, seen 11 Nov 2016 tail removed, being broken up, cancelled 7 Dec 2017, seen 9 Mar 2018 now with rear fuselage cut off, preserved Park Royal, London, United Kingdom Feb 2018, at easyLand, rear fuselage and tail only, wears the registration and colours of the first easyJet Boeing 737-200, G-BECG (51°32'11.45"N 0°17'12.09"W). Current status: stored.