| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N4712U |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing 747 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing 747-100 |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing 747-122 (SCD) |
| C/n (msn): | 19757 / 67 |
| Operator Titles: | Pan American World Airways - Pan Am |
| Aircraft Name: | Clipper Tradewind |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Rio de Janeiro - Galeão InternationalMap |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: SBGL IATA: GIG Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 16 October 1988 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 324549 |
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Delivered to United as N4712U in 1970. To Pan Am in 1985. Fitted with side cargo door in 1988. I think it can just be seen on the rear fuselage. To Aeroposta in 1992 . Converted to a freighter for Polar Air Cargo in 1994. Reregistered as N852FT in 1995. Used as a ground trainer at Prestwick from 2002. Scrapped in 2017. Parts to Sunderland for preservation. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 16 January 2021, and has since been viewed 1879 times. |