Passing through Manchester on its delivery flight after freighter conversion at Dothan, Alabama.

Departing Manchester on its delivery. Routing Dothan - Bangor - Manchester - Cairo - Nairobi. The light green tint over the rear fuselage is de-icing fluid.

Delivered to Singapore Airlines in June 1990 as 9V-SMF. To Boeing in September 2003 as N728BA. To Air India in October 2004 as VT-AIF. Back to Boeing in October 2007 as N728BA. Converted to cargo and to Martinair in March 2008. Painted in the Safair Connection livery between February 2012 - August 2015.

ex Singapore Airlines (9V-SMF) and Air India (VT-AIF). In 2007 converted to freigther and in spring 2008 delivered to Martinair Cargo. In February 2012 painted in special Safari Connection / Kenya Airways Cargo c/s, until September 2015.

In Feb 2012 KLM Cargo and Kenya Airways formed the "Safari Connection" partnership, under which Martinair operates this 747-400BCF on a Europe-China-Africa triangle. The Chinese 探索非洲新航线 titles on the tail translate to "Explore new routes in Africa". The partnership was not a big success and ended three years later.