Aircraft Photo of 5Y-GFD | Boeing 747SP-09 | Air Gulf Falcon | AirHistory.net #521985
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:5Y-GFD
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing 747
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing 747SP
Aircraft Version:Boeing 747SP-09
C/n (msn):22298 / 445
Operator Titles:Air Gulf Falcon
Location
City / Airport:Sharjah - InternationalMap
Country:United Arab Emirates
Airport Codes:ICAO: OMSJ   IATA: SHJ   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:19 September 2000
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 521985
Photo Comment

Delivered to China Airlines as B-1880 in 1980. To Mandarin Airlines in 1992. Reregistered as B-18253 then to Air Gulf Falcon as P4-GFD in 1999. Reregistered as 3C-GFD then 5Y-GFD in 2000. To Iraqi Airways as YI-AOX in 2001. Damaged in fighting during the second Gulf War at Baghdad in 2003. Still visible there on the satellite image in 2021.

This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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