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    Airframe Family: Lockheed L-1011 Tri-Star
    Latest Model:L-1011-1 TriStar
    Construction Number:1004
    Last Civil Registration:N303EA
    Compressed ID:Lockheed L-1011-1 cn 1004 cr N303EA...
    Latest Owner or Location:BPI Aerospace Corp. Miami FL

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    Dates

    Event

    1972

    Constructed as a L-1011-1.

    15 December 1972

    To Eastern Air Lines with new c/r N303EA.

    March 1978


    Photographer: George Mihalek
    Notes: At Miami International, Florida

    From 1 July 1989 to February 1990

    Leased to Air America.

    From 18 May 1991 to 30 April 1996

    Leased to Rich International Airways.

    12 March 1993


    Photographer: Lewis Grant
    Notes: At Ft.Lauderdale, Florida

    28 February 1994

    Involved in an incident.
    During takeoff for a ferry flight from Fairbanks International, Alaska to Miami, the TriStar experienced a mechanical power loss on the number 3 and number 1 engines and an internal fire on the number 1 engine. The takeoff was aborted and during the taxi back, the fire on the number 1 engine was extinguished.

    June 1995


    Photographer: George Mihalek
    Notes: At Cleveland, Ohio

    16 May 1996

    To Holiday Airlines with new c/r TC-RAG.

    July 1996


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: At Dusseldorf Airport, Germany

    From 5 October 1996 to February 1998

    To Faucett with new c/r OB-R1659.

    11 December 1998

    To BPI Aerospace Corp. Miami FL with new c/r N303EA.

    October 2001

    Scrapped.
    Broken up at Miami International.
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