B-HME 4 Boeing 747-2L5B(F) Cathay Pacific Airways Cargo (basic livery with Cathay Cargo stickers) MAN 26JUL02
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 02-Feb-20, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 08-Jun-23. Trying to get rid of the yellow and it's turned a bit purple!
Previously in Air Hong Kong livery. Repainted into basic Cathay Pacific livery with additional Cathay Pacific stickers. I have a similar photo of it taken 7 weeks earlier with Air Hong Kong stickers!
This aircraft was ordered by Libyan Arab Airlines as a 'Combi' passenger/freighter with a side cargo door (SCD). It was due to be registered 5A-DIK but the order was cancelled prior to delivery.
The aircraft first flew in Mar-80 and was stored at Seattle-Everett, WA, USA until it was delivered to VARIG Brasil as PP-VNB in Feb-81. In Dec-82 VARIG sold it to Orient Leasing and leased it back.
It was returned to Orient Leasing in Dec-94 and was stored at Rio de Janeiro-Galeao, Brazil. In Feb-96 it was sold to Cathay Pacific Airways as VR-HME.
The aircraft was converted to a full freighter configuration by Apr-96 and leased to Cathay's subsidiary, Air Hong Kong. In Oct-97 it was re-registered B-HME when Hong Kong became an autonomous region of China.
The aircraft was returned to Cathay Pacific Airways Cargo in Jul-02 and continued in operation until it was retired in Sep-08 and stored at Victorville, CA, USA. It was last noted still at Victorville in May-15.
B-HME 4 Boeing 747-2L5B(F) Cathay Pacific Airways Cargo (basic livery with Cathay Cargo stickers) MAN 26JUL02
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 02-Feb-20, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 08-Jun-23. Trying to get rid of the yellow and it's turned a bit purple!
Previously in Air Hong Kong livery. Repainted into basic Cathay Pacific livery with additional Cathay Pacific stickers. I have a similar photo of it taken 7 weeks earlier with Air Hong Kong stickers!
This aircraft was ordered by Libyan Arab Airlines as a 'Combi' passenger/freighter with a side cargo door (SCD). It was due to be registered 5A-DIK but the order was cancelled prior to delivery.
The aircraft first flew in Mar-80 and was stored at Seattle-Everett, WA, USA until it was delivered to VARIG Brasil as PP-VNB in Feb-81. In Dec-82 VARIG sold it to Orient Leasing and leased it back.
It was returned to Orient Leasing in Dec-94 and was stored at Rio de Janeiro-Galeao, Brazil. In Feb-96 it was sold to Cathay Pacific Airways as VR-HME.
The aircraft was converted to a full freighter configuration by Apr-96 and leased to Cathay's subsidiary, Air Hong Kong. In Oct-97 it was re-registered B-HME when Hong Kong became an autonomous region of China.
The aircraft was returned to Cathay Pacific Airways Cargo in Jul-02 and continued in operation until it was retired in Sep-08 and stored at Victorville, CA, USA. It was last noted still at Victorville in May-15.