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PH-MCF. Boeing 747-21AC. c/n 24134-712.
This aircraft was ordered new by Martinair (Holland) as passenger / freighter aircraft with a nose cargo door - ? Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett (Paine Field) - July 25, 1988 Rolled out in a hybrid Martinair / Qantas livery with Qantas titles and tail logo Powered by General Electric CF6-50E2 engines First flown as 'N6009F' - September 15, 1988 Accepted by Martinair at Everett (Paine Field) - September 26, 1988 The aircraft was named 'Prins Claus' at Everett Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-MCF - September 26, 1988 Registered to Gelderse Luchtvaartmaatsch-Appij, Schiphol Departed Everett (PaineField) on the delivery flight to Amsterdam (Schiphol) - September 26, 1988 Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd - October 01, 1988 The aircraft was manned by Martinair technical crews and Qantas cabin crews Ferried Amsterdam (Schiphol) - London (Heathrow) on delivery to Qantas as QF500D - October 01, 1988 Operated its first Qantas revenue service London (Heathrow) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF704 - October 01, 1988 Operated its last revenue service Sydney - Singapore - Bahrain - Frankfurt - Rome as QF5 - May 29, 1989 Ferried Rome - Amsterdam (Schiphol) on termination of the lease as QF500D - May 30, 1989 Entered service with Martinair Holland - June 1989 Leased to Qantas Airways as a freighter in the Martinair livery - April 20, 1990 First freighter revenue service Amsterdam - Bahrain - Singapore - Sydney as QF560 - April 25, 1990 Arrived Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the delivery flight - April 26, 1990 Departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on the last revenue freighter service - May 23, 1990 Route: QF567 Sydney - Christchurch; QF568 Christchurch - Nadi - Honolulu - Anchorage - Manchester Ferried Manchester - Amsterdam (Schiphol) on termination of the lease as QF586P - May 24, 1990 Returned to Martinair service - May 1990 Leased to Singapore Airlines in the Martinair livery - November 07, 1991 Returned to Martinair at the end of the lease - April 06, 1992 Returned to Martinair service - April 1992 Operated its final Martinair service Tianjin - Nanjing - Bangkok - Sharjah - Amsterdam as MP78 - October 27, 2007 It was observed at Amsterdam (Schiphol) in all-white livery without titles - December 13, 2007 It was observed at Amsterdam (Schiphol) in all-white livery with registration 'N134AP' - March 01, 2008 Cancelled from Dutch Aircraft Register - April 23, 2008 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N134AP - April 25, 2008 Registered to Pafco 24134 Statutory Trust, New York Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - May 28, 2008 Entered onto the Turkish Aircraft Register as TC-AKZ - May 28, 2008 It was observed at Amsterdam (Schiphol) as 'TC-AKZ' for Ankair (Turkey) - May 30, 2008 Ferried Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Istanbul (Sabiha Gokeen) by World Focus Airlines as VVF8925 - May 31, 2008 Anka Air had previously changed its name to World Focus Airlines Sold to Anka Air (Ankair Turkey) - June 27, 2008 It was observed at Teheran (Iran) in an all-white livery as 'TC-AKZ' - June 27, 2008 Sold by Galaxy Aviation Trade Co. Ltd to Iran Air - June 27, 2008 Cancelled from the Turkish Aircraft Register - July 01, 2008 Entered onto the Iranian Aircraft Register as EP-ICD - July 01. 2008 The aircraft was handed over to Iran Air Cargo - July 01, 2008 It was observed at Amsterdam (Schiphol) in the Iran Air Cargo livery - December 12, 2008 It was observed at Dubai in the Iran Air Cargo livery - October 14, 2011 It operated its last service Teheran - Dubai (Al Maktoun) - Teheran as IRA4709/4708 - November 20, 2015 Withdrawn from use and stored at Teheran - ? Returned to service Teheran - Dubai (Al Maktoun) - Teheran - April 08, 2017 It was observed operating the Beirut - Kish Island service as IRA747 - September 30, 2018 Current with Iran Air Cargo |
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PH-MCF. Qantas Australia - 'Prins Claus' in the hybrid livery at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, October 1988. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-861.) |
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PH-MCF. Qantas Australia - 'Prins Claus' in the hybrid livery at an unknown airport, November 1988. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-863.) |
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PH-MCF. Qantas Australia - 'Prins Claus' in the hybrid livery at an unknown airport, March 1989. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-862.) |
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PH-MCF. Qantas Australia - 'Prins Claus' in the hybrid livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, date unknown. (N. Louis Collection Copyright Image 4631-521.) |
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PH-MCF. Martinair Holland - 'Prins Claus' in the hybrid Qantas livery at Los Angeles Airport, August 1989. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-864.) |
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PH-MCF. Martinair Holland - 'Prins Claus' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, May 1990. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4630-865.) |
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PH-MCF. Martinair Holland - 'Prins Claus' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, May 1990. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4631-522.) |
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PH-MCF. Martinair Holland - 'Prins Claus' in the standard livery with additional 'Love Orange' titles at an unknown airport, August 1994. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-866.) |
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PH-MCF. Martinair Holland - 'Prins Claus' in the standard livery with additional '40 Years In The Air' titles at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, February 1998. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-965.) |
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PH-MCF. Martinair Holland - 'Prins Claus' in the standard livery at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, May 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4635-730.) |
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EP-ICD. Iran Air Cargo - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, January 2009. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4635-807.) |
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EP-ICD. Iran Air Cargo - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, January 2009. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4635-808.) |