| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N729PA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing 747 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing 747-200 |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing 747-212B(SF) |
| C/n (msn): | 20713 / 219 |
| Operator Titles: | Pan American World Airways - Pan Am |
| Aircraft Name: | Clipper Wild Wave |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Frankfurt am MainMap |
| Country: | Germany |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EDDF IATA: FRA / FRF Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | August 1989 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 338140 |
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'Clipper Wild Wave' is an early morning arrival and is pictured taxying in to its gate. The plane was actually delivered to Singapore Airlines as 9V-SIB in August 1973, It went on to fly with Flying Tiger Line and Metro International (both N748TA & N748FT) before joining Pan Am in February 1983. It then went to Evergreen as N482EV, with two lease periods to Saudia Arabian, before being retired in December 2012. The plane is now preserved at Mcminnville (MMV), Oregan. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 21 February 2021, and has since been viewed 1243 times. |