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    Airframe Family: Boeing B727 / C-22
    Latest Model:Super 27
    Construction Number:22770
    Last Civil Registration:N291SC
    Compressed ID:Boeing Super 27 cn 22770 cr N291SC
    Latest Owner or Location:Sun Country Airlines

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    Dates

    Event

    1982

    Constructed as a 727-2K3.

    15 March 1983

    To US Air with new c/r N776AL.


    Photographer: EX/ZX Collection
    Notes: At San Francisco International, CA.

    From 18 May 1987 to 23 September 1993

    To Sterling Airways with new c/r OY-SBO.


    Photographer: Carl Ford
    Notes: Boeing 727-2K3(A) OY-SBO - Sterling Airways, Luxembourg

    From 8 November 1990 to 31 March 1991

    Leased to LACSA Costa Rica.

    January 1991


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinabold
    Notes: OY-SBO - Boeing B-727-2K3A - LACSA (leased from Sterling Airways) - operated in basic Sterling colours with LACSA-tail colours. at Miami International Airport (MIA) in January 1991

    1 March 1994

    To Sterling European Airlines keeping c/r OY-SBO.

    25 April 1996


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Boeing 727-2K3Adv OY-SBO - Sterling European, Dublin 25th April 1996

    October 1998

    To Allegro Airlines with new c/r N891DB.

    May 1999

    Converted to a Super 27.

    May 1999


    Photographer: EX/ZX Collection
    Notes: At Minneapolis-MSP - fresh from conversion to Super 27 and painting in Sun Country livery - but prior to being registered as N291SC

    5 June 1999

    To Sun Country Airlines with new c/r N291SC.

    21 July 1999

    Certificate of airworthiness for N291SC (727-2K3, 22770) issued.

    2002

    Permanently withdrawn from use.
    At Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport, TN. and subsequently broken up.

    27 August 2013

    To unknown owner with c/r N291SC.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Las Vegas, NV.
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