Cactus Wings News
22Jul-2005News items
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* USAF B-36J Peacemaker 52-2827 [383], previously undergoing restoration at Ft Worth, Texas, was disassembled and shipped by truck to Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson. The forward fuselage section was the first to arrive and is due to the museum on 23Jul-2005.
* Ex-Jetsgo MD-83 C-GKLE [49943], previously stored at Victorville, was re-registered N943MT and departed Victorville for San Antonio, TX on 22Jul-2005.
* Ex-World DC-10-30 N541SA [46541], previously stored at Goodyear, departed for Nimes via Phoenix on 17Jul-2005. Cancelled from the US register on 20Jul-2005 exported to Uganda.
* Ex-Virgin Atlantic B747-219(B) N701TA [22791, formerly G-VIBE], previously stored at Mojave, departed for San Antonio on delivery to Transaero Airlines (Russia) on 21Jul-2005 after a failed attempt on 20Jul-2005. Aircraft has been assigned VP-BQE when delivered to Transaero.
* Ex-Lufthansa B747-230Fs D-ABYZ [23286] and D-ABZA [23287], both previously stored at Marana, have been sold to Evergreen Int'l Airlines. D-ABYZ was re-registered N487EV and departed Marana for New York/JFK on 20Jul-2005. D-ABZA has been re-registered N488EV but apparently has not departed Marana yet.
* Maxjet B767-238 N770WD [23306], painted into the airline's full livery, has been airtesting at Marana this past week and will apparently be the first aircraft for proving flights.
* Ex-Arrow Air DC-8-62F N8974U [46110], previously stored at Roswell, was sold to African Int'l Airways, re-registered 3D-AJG, and ferried ROW-SEN on 14Jul-2005 still wearing a partial Arrow c/s.
Airport logs
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Phoenix-
16Jul N154SF CRJ2 a/w - Mesa hgr
17Jul N727NK B72S Miami Heat c/s
20Jul VP-CVX A319 Volkswagen corp c/s
Mesa/Falcon Field-
20Jul - One ex-USCG S61 heli and a red/white Kamax heli were operating as water tankers this week.
Phoenix/Williams-Gateway-
17Jul XA-TXS DC86 Aeropostal
17Jul XV... C130 RAF
18Jul N703S B732 Sierra Pacific - fire charters
Aircraft movements
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16Jul
NWA9750 DC93 MSP-MZJ (N90S)
17Jul
N541SA DC10 GYR-PHX-FNI
18Jul
(blkd) B757 EWR-GYR
N727XL B727 MCC-SBD
FDX9018 MD11 airtest GYR (N499HE)
NWA9750 A320 MSP-MZJ (N302NW)
NWA9751 A319 MZJ-MSP (N308NB)
19Jul
N575GP B744 EDW-VCV (airtest)
N932ML DC93 MHV-HMN
AAY9873 MD83 LAS-GYR (N873GA)
CAA9975 CRJ2 airtest TUS
FDX9086 MD11 GYR-HNL (N499HE)
20Jul
N770WD B767 airtest MZJ
CAA9959 CRJ2 TUS-ARA
EIA4487 B747 MZJ-JFK (N487EV)
NWA9750 DC94 MSP-MZJ
21Jul
C-FSPB SF34 MHV-AMA
N701TA B747 MHV-SAT (ex G-VIBE)
SWA8502 B73G ROW-PHX
22Jul
N140SC L10 SNN-BGR (enroute to MHV)
N943MT MD83 VCV-SAT (ex C-GKLE, c/n 49943)
CTT5909 B72S LAX-MHV (N909PG)
FDX9014 DC10 MHV-BGR (N132AA, N568FE allocated)
* - planned movement
Any tie-ups on the above, or anything I may have missed, would be appreciated. It helps keep my database and the Cactus Wings website up to date. Codes can be translated at The Airline Codes Website:
http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/