This early 727 was delivered to Eastern Airlines on October 7, 1964. Retired to Marana, AZ, it's future did not look good among the aircraft stored and being broken up when photographed. Sold to Monarch Aviation in September 1982 however, it would be put back together and converted to a freighter in December. It went on to fly in Australia, USA and South America before final retirement by LAS Lineas Aereas Suramericanas in 2006. It was broken up in Bogota, Colombia during 2007.