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    Airframe Family: Boeing B727 / C-22
    Latest Model:727-277(F)
    Construction Number:21178
    Last Civil Registration:N242FE
    Compressed ID:Boeing 727-277(F) cn 21178 cr N242F...
    Latest Owner or Location:Museum of Flying, Santa Monica Municipal Airport (south-west side), Los Angeles, California

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    Dates

    Event

    3 December 1976

    Constructed as a 727-277.
    Built in 1976 and served with Ansett, Australia until 1988 - coverted to freighter and operated by Federal Express until retired in 2009.

    10 December 1976

    To Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd with new c/r VH-RMK.

    From 10 December 1976 to 13 December 1976

    Ferry flight.
    Ferry route: Seattle-San Francisco-Hilo-Pago Pago-Nadi-Melbourne.

    23 October 1988

    Withdrawn from use.

    26 October 1988

    Ferry flight.
    Ferry route: Sydney-Apia-Kailua/Kona-Oakland-Paine Field Seattle.

    12 December 1988

    Certificate of airworthiness for N242FE (727-277, 21178) issued.

    12 December 1988

    To Federal Express with new c/r N242FE.
    Aircraft was named *Brittney*.

    14 December 1988

    To Federal Express Corporation, Memphis, TN keeping c/r N242FE.

    Circa 1989

    Converted to a 727-277(F).

    To Museum of Flying, Santa Monica Municipal Airport (south-West side), Los Angeles, CA.
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    14 October 2009

    Civil registration, N242FE, cancelled.

    25 May 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Exhibited at Museum of Flight, Santa Monica, California

    25 May 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Exhibited at Museum of Flight, Santa Monica, California

    30 November 2013


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Museum of Flying, Santa Monica, California.
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     Terry Fletcher
    William Wordsworth
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