last update: December 20, 2008

 

 

OO-DLN

22172/0009

 
Roll out 07/09/1982

First flight 25/10/1982
Type 236 (SF)
Engines Rolls Royce RB211-535C
Selcal EQ-CK
Configuration Special Freighter
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Date

Registration

Remarks
28/03/1983 G-BIKA del British Airways; named "Dover Castle".
29/03/1983 G-BIKA ferried Boeing Field-London/Heathrow.
13/01/1985 G-BIKA r/o at London/Heathrow in new British Airways c/s & renamed "County of Herefordshire".
---/05/1998 G-BIKA arr London/Stansted for repaint in new British Airways c/s.
23/05/1998 G-BIKA r/o at London/Stansted in new British Airways c/s with "Blue Poole" tail c/s.
24/05/1998 G-BIKA in service: London/Heathrow-Paris/Charles de Gaulle.
19/05/2000 G-BIKA last service: Manchester-London/Heathrow as BA1407 (TT 34.324 hours; 27138 landings).
---/05/2000 G-BIKA titles & tail logo removed at London/Heathrow.
24/05/2000 G-BIKA at London/Heathrow in all white c/s
07/07/2000 G-BIKA bt & rgd to DHL Holdings (UK) Ltd.
08/07/2000 G-BIKA ferried London/Heathrow-Wichita McConnell AFB with a blue cheatline, no titles and logos.
08/07/2000 G-BIKA arr Wichita (KS) for conversion to B757SF (SF = Special Freighter) by Boeing.
15/02/2001 G-BIKA first flight at Wichita after conversion to Special Freighter.
27/03/2001 G-BIKA ferried Wichita-Goose Bay-East Midlands in red & white DHL c/s.
28/03/2001 G-BIKA ferried East Midlands-Brussels.
28/03/2001 G-BIKA registration cancelled.
29/03/2001 OO-DLN rgd to EAT N.V. (on lease from DHL Holdings (UK) Ltd., Hounslow).
03/04/2001 OO-DLN in service: Brussels-Bergamo-Pisa.