Delivered to Eastern Air Lines as N339EA in 1978. To LTU as D-AERN in 1980. Modified to an L-1011-200 in 1986. Sold as N851MA in 1995 and converted to an L-1011-200(F) freighter, To Million Air in 1996 then to Fine Air in 1997 and reregistered as N260FA in 1998. Withdrawn from use at Roswell, NM in 2002 and scrapped in 2010.

Seen on a visit to the Tristar production line at Palmdale California. First flight was 13 days later on 23 Oct 1978. Delivered to Eastern Airlines as N339EA. To LTU as D-AERN on 18 Dec 1980. Converted to a model 200 in Apr 1986. WFU and stored at Cambridge CBG on 08 Nov 1995. To N851MA with Million Air in Nov 1995. Converted to a freighter and departed for Miami 16 Jul 1996 and stored. To N260FA with Fine Air on 30 Jun 1997 but did not go into service. Noted stored at Roswell 28 Dec 2002. Scrapped Apr 2010. Registration cancelled on 08 Nov 2013.

Ex Eastern Airlines N339EA, registered 18th Dec 1980 and converted to series 200 Jan 1986. Sold to Millon Air as N851MA 8th Nov 1995 and converted to freighter July 1996

Previously operated by Eastern (briefly) as N339EA and LTU as D-AERN, this was one of a relatively small number of TriStars converted to freighter configuration.

Having just departed off runway 06L. LTU was an airline I often flew with. I miss them!