Aircraft Photo of B-HME | Boeing 747-2L5B(SF) | Air Hong Kong | AirHistory.net #521973
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:B-HME
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing 747
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing 747-200
Aircraft Version:Boeing 747-2L5B(SF)
C/n (msn):22106 / 443
Operator Titles:Air Hong Kong
Location
City / Airport:Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (closed)Map
Region / Country:Hong Kong, China
Airport Codes:ICAO: VHHH   IATA: HKG   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:28 February 1998
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 521973
Photo Comment

Built for Libyan Arab Airlines as 5A-DIK in 1980 but not delivered due to sanctions. Delivered to Varig as PP-VNB in 1981. Converted to a freighter for Air Hong Kong as VR-HME in 1996. Reregistered as B-HME in 1997. Merged into Cathay Pacific in 2004. Withdrawn from use at Victorville, CA in 2009. Possibly still there in 2020.

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