Complete Aircraft
Boeing C-22C Textures repaint for the Vistaliners 727-200Adv S N 21946 was delivered to Singapore Airlines as 9V-SGH a 727-212 Advanced on 9 July 1979. On 19 Janruary 1983, the aircraft was sold to Age of Enlightenment Trust as 9V-WGA, a private operation until it was sold again in March of 1984 to Rolls Royce CC and re-registered N48054. In November of 1984, it was sold and put into service with Ryan International in its colors where it served on their various ad-hoc contract until June of 1986 when it was sold E-Systems, the Air Forces leading converter of civilian aircraft for military use. During this time it was used both as a transport and a testbed before being converted to a C-22C international transport for the USAF and assigned the serial number 83-4618 and entered service in Jun
Show more... e of 1989 in this role. Strangely, in July of 1990, the aircraft was given a civilian registration N8596C, and was seen in September of 1990 with Century titles on the upper fuselage. Then, on 1 October 1990, the aircraft was again returned to USAF use as 83-4618 and the titles were removed. The aircraft was then assigned to the 486FLTS with the Air National Guard and was seen all over the world transporting people and medical patients. The aircraft was finally retired and sent to AMARC on 23 April 2001 and assigned the storage number CU0003. The aircraft can still be seen today on Celebrity Row in its final paint. Textures repaint by Chris Trott
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