Phar Lap is the name of a famous Australian racehorse

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.

Ex YV-480C, returned to lessor as N5111Y 1st Jan 1993 and transferred to LAS as HK-3814X 2nd Apr 1993. Withdrawn from use SKBO (Bogota) and scrapped Sep 2007

Bloodstock was set up to carry thoroughbred racehorses between race meetings. It closed down in 1985.

This 727 was named after the famous race horse Phar Lap.

An early 727 which began life with Eastern as N8119N in 10.64 and was converted to freighter config in 12.82, spending the next couple of years in Australia as VH-LAP, then reverting to the US reg and flying for various cargo carriers. Had three Venezuelan registrations in the early Nineties and leased by LAS from the beginning of 1993; wfu by 2006 and b/u at Bogotá 9.07