Boeing 737 Classic · *BDSF MSN 23659

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History

Boeing 737-377, serial number 23659, line number 1292, first flight 6 Oct 1986. Delivered to Ansett Airlines on 20 Nov 1986, registered VH-CZG. Renamed Ansett Australia in Jan 1991. Ceased operations 14 Sep 2001, seen stored Melbourne Airport 7 Jan 2002, total time (flying hours) 42957, ferried to Tel Aviv for installation cargodoor 23 Jun 2002. Operated by Wilmington Trust Company on 15 Aug 2002 as N659DG. Modified (*BDSF). Converted to freighter Oct 2003. Operated by Channel Express on 2 Oct 2003 as G-CELW. Owned by Dart Group Plc, seen at London Stansted Airport, London, Essex full colour scheme 15 Dec 2003. Renamed Jet 2 on 3 Jan 2006. Withdrawn from service 13 Jan 2017, (last full freighter of Jet2), ferried to Kemble 17 Jan 2017 permanently withdrawn from use, broken up Feb 2019. Current status: scrapped.