ZK-TGA. Boeing 747-2D7B. c/n 21782-402.

Was also registered as: HS-TGA; N323MC; N523MC.

 

 

This aircraft was built by the Boeing Aircraft Company, Seattle for Thai Airways

Entered onto the Thailand Aircraft Register as HS-TGA - September ?, 1979

Registered to Thai International Airways, Bangkok

First flown from Everett (Paine Field) - November 01, 1979

Powered by General Electric GE CF6-50E2 engines

Accepted by Thai Airways at Everett (Paine Field) - November 02, 1979

The aircraft was named 'Visuthakasatriya'

Operated its first revenue service - November 1979

It was withdrawn from service and sold to Atlas Air - April 1996

Lesased to Air New Zealand - April 1996

It arrived at Auckland on completion of its ferry flight from Thailand - April 30, 1996

Cancelled from the Thailand Aircraft Register - April 30, 1996

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-TGA - April 30, 1996

Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland

It was operated by Air New Zealand in an 'all-white' livery with titles and the 'Koru' tail logo

Operated its final Air New Zealand revenue service - July 31, 1996

Withdrawn from service at Auckland - August 01, 1996

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - August 01, 1996

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N323MC - August 01, 1996

Registered to Atlas Air

Departed Auckland on the ferry flight to the United States - August 05, 1996

It arrived at Wichita (Kansas) for conversion to freighter configuration - August 05, 1996

The aircraft was reregistered as N523MC - November 01, 1996

It was observed at Frankfurt in an 'all-white' livery - December 05, 1996

Leased to Scandinavian Airline System as the registered operator - February 09, 1997

Registered to Atlas Aircraft Leasing - September 09, 1997

It was observed at Hong Kong (Kai Tak) in an 'all-white' livery - December 04, 1997

Returned to Atlas Air at the end of the lease - July 1998

It was observed at Hong Kong in the Atlas Air livery - April 25, 2000

Leased to Dragon Air, Hong Kong as the registered operator - May 11, 2001

It was observed at Amsterdam (Schiphol) in the Atlas Air livery with 'Dragon Cargo' titles - May 11, 2001

Returned to Atlas Air at the end of the lease - 2003

It was observed stored at Roswell (New Mexico) in an all-white livery with blue tail - July 09, 2003

It was observed at Dusseldorf operated by Atlas Air - January 02, 2005

It was withdrawn from service by Atlas Air - February 20, 2012

It was ferried to Roswell (New Mexico) for storage - February 20, 2012

It was ferried Roswell - Mojave - April 17, 2012

The aircraft was sold to Commercial Aircraft Services Inc - April 27, 2012

The aircraft was gradually scrapped for parts at Mojave

It was observed mostly intact at Mojave - October 01, 2015

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - February 14, 2018

 

 

HS-TGA. Thai - 'Srisuriyothai' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, Septembert 15, 1982.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4635-369.)

ZK-TGA. Air New Zealand - in the all-white livery at Auckland Airport, May 1996.

(J. Mounce Copyright Image 4635-662.)

ZK-TGA. Air New Zealand - in the all-white livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, May 1996.

(J. Goldfinch Copyright Image 4635-752.)