Aircraft Photo of N9900 | Boeing 747-132 | Delta Air Lines | AirHistory.net #20473
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N9900
Fleet number:105
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing 747
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing 747-100
Aircraft Version:Boeing 747-132
C/n (msn):20247 / 159
Operator Titles:Delta Air Lines
Location
City / Airport:London - HeathrowMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGLL   IATA: LHR   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:September 1974
Photo by:Richard Vandervord
Photo ID: 20473
Photo Comment

Jumbos were never widely used by Delta until much more recently as a result of the Northwest takeover, but they could be seen on Heathrow schedules for a short period back in the Seventies. And they will have the distinction of being the last US airline to operate them on passenger services. N9900, seen here taking off from runway 10R in September 1974, was a 1971-build Srs 100 converted to a freighter in 1977. Went to Flying Tigers as N805FT being taken over by FedEx as N625FE; ended up as Kalitta's N709CK and and scrapped at Oscoda, MI (the old Wurtsmith AFB) in 2015

This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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