21254 / 298 – Production List
747SP Production list
AIRFRAME HISTORY: 21254
Chronological order of events
Dates in Black are considered exact and dates in Red are approximate.
Dates in Black are considered exact and dates in Red are approximate.
Date | Reg | Airline | Livery | Name | Event | Airport | Notes |
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1976-05-11 | ZS-SPE | South African Airways | First Flight | ||||
1976-11-22 | ZS-SPE | South African Airways | Delivered | ||||
1977-04-01 | ZS-SPE | SAA - South African Airways | Original | Hantam | Seen | ![]() | |
1982-06-10 | ZS-SPE | South African Airways | Original | Hantam | Seen | FRA | ![]() |
1983-03-15 | ZS-SPE | South African Airways | Other | JNB | Added exterior markings Phase I | ||
1983-05-17 | ZS-SPE | South African Airways | Other | JNB | Added exterior markings Phase II | ||
1983-07-09 | ZS-SPE | South African Airways | Original | Hantam | Seen | ZRH | |
1983-08-25 | ZS-SPE | South African Airways | Other | JNB | Added decal on sleeperette to identify table operation. | ||
1983-09-24 | ZS-SPE | South African Airways | Original | Hantam | Seen | ||
1984-07-01 | ZS-SPE | South African Airways | Original, 50 years sticker | Hantam | Seen | ZRH | ![]() ![]() |
1985-07-25 | ZS-SPE | South African Airways | Original | Hantam | Seen | FRA | ![]() |
1985-08-01 | ZS-SPE | South African Airways | Original | Hantam | Seen | ZRH | ![]() |
1987-05-01 | ZS-SPE | South African Airways | Old, old flag | Hantam | Seen | ZRH | ![]() |
1987-06-15 | ZS-SPE | South African Airways | Old | Seen | LHR | ||
1990-05-01 | ZS-SPE | SAA - South African Airways | Old, old flag | Hantam | Seen | AMS | ![]() |
1991-07-01 | LX-LGY | Luxair | Leased | LX-LGX in for a maintenance check | |||
1991-08-01 | LX-LGY | No Titles | All white | Seen | LUX | ||
1991-08-02 | LX-LGY | Luxair | All white | Seen | LUX | ![]() | |
1991-08-30 | LX-LGY | Luxair | All white | Seen | LUX | ![]() | |
1991-09-03 | ZS-SPE | South African Airways | Returned | ||||
1991-10-24 | 3B-NAR | Air Mauritius | Leased | ||||
1992-05-01 | 3B-NAR | Air Mauritius | Chateau Labourdonnais | Seen | MUC | ![]() | |
1992-07-14 | 3B-NAR | Other | JNB | Rolled into hangar for repaint into SAA c/s. | |||
1992-08-01 | ZS-SPE | SAA - South African Airways | Returned | ||||
1992-10-01 | ZS-SPE | SAA - South African Airways | Old, old flag | Hantam | Seen | AMS | ![]() |
1993-03-20 | V5-SPE | Air Namibia | Leased | ||||
1993-04-01 | Air Namibia | SAA cheatline, white tail | Seen | FRA | |||
1993-05-12 | ZS-SPE | Other | Registration registered again. | ||||
1993-05-15 | Air Namibia | SAA cht, white tail. | Other | FRA | Last service to FRA | ||
1993-05-17 | V5-SPE | Air Namibia | Rolled In | JNB | Rolled into hangar for repaint into full SAA colours. | ||
1993-05-22 | ZS-SPE | SAA - South African Airways | Old, old flag | Hantam | Seen | FRA | ![]() |
1993-05-22 | ZS-SPE | SAA - South African Airways | Old, old flag | Hantam | Returned | ||
1993-09-04 | ZS-SPE | SAA - South African Airways | Old, old flag. SAA titles on left side! | Hantam | Seen | ||
1995-04-01 | ZS-SPE | SAA - South African Airways | Old, new flag, metal belly | Hantam | Seen | JNB | |
1996-03-09 | ZS-SPE | SAA - South African Airways | Old, new flag, metal belly | Hantam | Seen | ORY | ![]() |
1996-04-20 | ZS-SPE | SAA - South African Airways | Old, new flag, metal belly | Hantam | Seen | CDG | ![]() |
1996-07-14 | ZS-SPE | SAA - South African Airways | Rolled In | JNB | Rolled into hangar for repaint into: SAA white belly. | ||
1996-08-17 | ZS-SPE | SAA - South African Airways | Old, new flag, white belly | Hantam | Seen | ZRH | ![]() |
1997-04-01 | ZS-SPE | SAA - South African Airways | Old, new flag, white belly | Hantam | Seen | JNB | ![]() |
1997-10-31 | ZS-SPE | SAA - South African Airways | Status | JNB | 60850 hours, 12916 cycles. | ||
1997-12-14 | ZS-SPE | SAA - South African Airways | Old, new flag, white belly | Hantam | Seen | AMS | ![]() |
1998-04-03 | ZS-SPE | SAA-South African Airways | Old, New flag white belly | Hantam | Seen | CPH | |
1998-04-03 | ZS-SPE | SAA - South African Airways | Old, new flag, white belly | Flight | JNB | Operated CPH-FRA-JNB routes. Tommy Mogren onboard. | |
1998-04-06 | ZS-SPE | SAA - South African Airways | Old, new flag, white belly | Hantam | Seen | JNB | ![]() |
1998-06-10 | ZS-SPE | SAA - South African Airways | Old, new flag. white belly | Hantam | Seen | ZRH | ![]() |
1999-11-13 | ZS-SPE | South African | New colours | Hantam | Seen | SYD | ![]() |
1999-12-12 | ZS-SPE | South African | New colours | Hantam | Seen | LUN | |
2000-01-09 | ZS-SPE | South African | New colours | Hantam | Seen | CDG | |
2003-04-07 | ZS-SPE | South African | Hantam | Seen | PER | last ever scheduled flight to Perth as Springbok 280![]() | |
2003-04-15 | ZS-SPE | South African | Hantam | Seen | JNB | ![]() | |
2003-06-01 | ZS-SPE | South African | Retired | JNB | Date needs confirmation (?) | ||
2003-07-26 | ZS-SPE | South African | Hantam | Seen | JNB | ![]() | |
2003-08-26 | ZS-SPE | South African | Hantam | Seen | BKK | ![]() | |
2003-10-10 | ZS-SPE | South African | Hantam | Seen | BKK | ![]() | |
2003-10-30 | ZS-SPE | South African | Hantam | Seen | BKK | ![]() | |
2004-01-22 | ZS-SPE | No Titles | All white | Seen | JNB | WFU | |
2005-03-01 | ZS-SPE | Leased | JNB | Lease by an unknown operator in Sao Tome, but never delivered. | |||
2006-05-11 | ZS-SPE | All white | Seen | JNB | |||
2008-06-06 | ZS-SPE | South African | White | Scrapped | JNB | Aircraft fully scrapped during week 2-6 June 2008 by mechanical grabbers. Nothing remains. |