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VH-JWL. Boeing 737-406F. c/n 24529-1770. Was also registered as: PH-BDS; N529PR; N737WF; 5N-OTT. |
This aircraft was ordered new by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - ? Powered by CFM International CFM56-3C1 engines Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle - August 07, 1989 First flown as PH-BDS in the standard 'KLM' livery - September 13, 1989 Accepted by KLM at Seattle (Boeing Field) - September 21, 1989 Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-BDS - September 22, 1989 It arrived Amsterdam (Schiphol) on completion of the delivery flight - September 23, 1989 The aircraft was named 'Joris van Spillbergen' Ferried Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Woensdrecht for storage - June 16, 2009 Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - October 08, 2009 Sold to Prudential Retirement & Annuity Company - October 09, 2009 Leased to BCI Leasing - October 09, 2009 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Registeras N529PR - October14, 2009 Ferried Woensdrecht - Keflavik - Goose Bay - Minneapolis - Goodyear for storage - October 15, 2009 It was observed stored at Goodyear in the basic 'KLM' livery without titles - November 11, 2009 Ferried Goodyear - Tucson - Miami for freighter conversion - September 29, 2010 Sold to Bank of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah - September 29, 2010 It was designated a 'Boeing 737-406F' when the conversion was completed Sold to Transpacific Pty Ltd, Sydney - January 20, 2011 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - January 24, 2011 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-JWL - January 25, 2011 Registered to Transpacific Pty Ltd, Sydney Leased to Nauru Air Corporation, Brisbane as the registered operator Departed Miami on the ferry flight to Australia in the Heavylift livery as HVY001 - January 25, 2011 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the ferry flight - January 28, 2011 Delivery route: Miami - San Francisco - Honolulu - Nauru - Brisbane The aircraft did not enter service and remained parked at Brisbane Airport It was offered for immediate sale by Flightstar Trading, Fort Lauderdale - August 2011 Registerred to Transpacific Pty Ltd, Sydney - March 14, 2012 Test flown at Brisbane after long term storage - June 06, 2012 Ferried Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) for storage - June 08, 2012 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 26, 2012 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N737WF - September 26, 2012 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee, Salt Lake City Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to the United States - September 28, 2012 It arrived Jacksonville on completion of the ferry flight - September 30, 2012 Ferry route: Melbourne - Auckland - Apia - Honolulu - Ontario - Jacksonville Underwent overhaul and repaint for intended lease to Sideral Air Cargo (Brazil) The intended lease to Sideral Air Cargo was not taken up Ferried Jacksonville (Cecil Field) - Opa Locka - December 14, 2012 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - December 17, 2012 Entered onto the Nigerian Aircraft Register as 5N-OTT - December 2012 Lease / sold to Allied Air Cargo It arrived at Lagos, Nigeria in Allied Air Cargo / DHL livery - January 22, 2013 Current with Allied Air Cargo |
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PH-BDS. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - in the standard livery at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-026.) |
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VH-JWL. Heavylift - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, January 29, 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-505.) |
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VH-JWL. Heavylift - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, March 2011. (C. Laugier Copyright Image 4621-890.) |