| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N4548M |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing 747 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing 747-300 |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing 747-306M |
| C/n (msn): | 23056 / 587 |
| Operator Titles: | KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Aircraft Name: | Sir Frank Whittle |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Houston - George Bush IntercontinentalMap |
| Region / Country: | Texas, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KIAH IATA: IAH Local: IAH Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 25 October 1985 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 768713 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered to KLM as N4548M in 1983. Reregistered as PH-BUU in 1991. Sold as N230MR then to Phuket Air as HS-VAC in 2004. To Thai Star Airlines as HS-TSA and returned as HS-VAC in 2007. Damaged when an engine fell off during an aborted take-off at Cairo in 2010 while on lease to Saudi Arabian Airlines. Never flew again and scrapped in 2016. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 16 January 2025, and has since been viewed 97 times. |