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9V-SKN 2 Boeing 747-312(SCD) Singapore Airlines MAN 12SEP90

Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 10-Dec-14, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 02-Nov-24.

 

Built as a 'Combi' with a main deck side cargo door (SCD), this aircraft could be used for carrying both passengers and cargo and the main deck.

 

First flown in Aug-86 with the Boeing temporary registration N6055X, 9V-SKN was delivered to Singapore Airlines the same month.

 

It was only in service for 11 years and was stored at Singapore in Jan-97 as Singapore Airlines took delivery of new Boeing 747-400’s.

 

The aircraft was sold to TAAG – Angola Airlines in Jul-97 as D2-TEA and remained in service until it was retired at Johannesburg, South Africa, in Oct-10.

 

It was seen still stored at Johannesburg in Aug-11 without engines and has now presumably been broken up.

 

Note: Singapore Airlines later reused the registration 9V-SKN on an Airbus A380.

 

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Taken on September 12, 1990