McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 · 32 MSN 47430

Registration ZS-NRA · 1Time

Scrapped

Identity

TypeMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-30
Variant32
FamilyDC9
Series—
Line Number609
Test Reg—

Operators

Operator1Time

Timeline

First Flight

28 Sept 1970

Delivery

22 Dec 1970

Age

56.1 yrs

Last Updated

29 Oct 2026

History

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, serial number 47430, line number 609. Delivered to East African Airways on 22 Dec 1970, registered 5H-MOI. Renamed Kenya Airways in Jan 1977 as 5Y-BBH. Leased to Alisarda on 13 Sep 1977 as HB-IKB. Airfinco SA bt/rrgd 8 Sep 1977. Operated by Alisarda bt in May 1981 as I-SARW. Operated by Douglas in Nov 1983 as N503MD. Operated by British Midland on 12 Jan 1984 as G-BMAK. Withdrawn from use 26 Nov 1994 London-Heathrow, cancelled 5 Jan 1995. Operated by Sun Air on 3 Jan 1995 as ZS-NRA. EMA-Joh, Airlines ceased 13 Aug 1999, seen 12 Oct 1999 Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa full colours, seen withdrawn from use Jun 2001 full colours, seen in service 23 Apr 2002 full colours Lanseria, Airlines reactivated, seen at Lanseria 8 Jun 2003, Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 17 Jan 2004 full colours no engines. Leased to 1Time. Seen in service Cape Town, seen stored Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 22 Jan 2007 no engines, no nose cone, seen 3 Jan 2008 white. Current status: scrapped.

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