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AIRFRAME HISTORY: 21648

Chronological order of events
Dates in Black are considered exact and dates in Red are approximate.

DateRegAirlineLiveryNameEventAirportNotes
1979-03-30N539PAPan Am  First Flight  
1979-05-11N539PAPan AmOldClipper Black HawkDelivered  
1980-07-01N539PAPan AmOldClipper Black HawkSeen  
1980-08-01N539PAPan Am Clipper Liberty BellOther New name
1981-03-03N539PAPan Am  IncidentSHADuring landing the #1 engine made momentary contact with ground due to drift.
Read Report (pdf)
1985-09-21N539PAPan Am Clipper Liberty BellSeenCDGPhoto
1986-02-12N539PAUnited  Bought  
1986-03-01N539PAUnitedPan Am Cheatline Seen  
1986-06-01N148UAUnited  Reg Changed  
1986-08-01N148UAUnited  Seen  
1990-08-05N148UAUnited  IncidentEWRStruck stairs on ramp while taxiing for departure on ferry flight.
Read report
1991-04-29N148UAUnited  IncidentEWRAircraft blew an airseal in flight
Read story and reports
1991-06-01N148UAUnitedOld colors, large titles SeenSFO 
1994-05-01N148UANo TitlesOld UA c/s SeenLASSeen in storage, minus titles
1995-01-01N148UA   FlightSINFerry flight LAS-HNL-SIN
Ferry #9478-08
1995-10-05N148UAWorldwide Aircraft Holding  Bought  
1995-11-03N148UAFirst Security Bank of Utah  Other Re-registered with new owner
1995-11-16N148UA   Reg Cancelled  
1995-11-16 Qatar Gvmt  Leased  
1995-11-30VR-BAT New Qatar Style colours SeenLHRNew registration
1996-08-01VR-BATNo titles  SeenLHRPhoto
1997-03-01VR-BATNo Titles  SeenLHRPhoto
1997-05-14VP-BATNo Titles  Reg Changed  
1997-05-19VP-BATNo Titles  SeenDALArrived at DAL
1997-07-11VP-BATNo Titles  MaintenanceDALAll 4 engines removed, nose cone also removed
1997-07-20VP-BATNo Titles  MaintenanceDALInterior removed.
1997-12-14VP-BATNo Titles  MaintenanceDALStill no interior
2000-01-07VP-BATNo Titles  SeenJED 
2002-03-18VP-BATNo Titles  SeenBOHPhoto
2003-10-14VP-BATNo Titles  Flight Noted flying from LHR to BOH on Flightradar 24
2004-07-31VP-BATWorldwide Aircraft Holding  SeenSATAfter undergoing some heavy maintenance for a few months and receivinga new paint job at San Antonio Aerospace, VP-BAT departed SAT on 31 July 04.
2005-01-08VP-BATNo Titles  SeenBOHUsed for royal flights only a few per year.
2005-03-24VP-BATNo Titles  SeenMUC 
2005-06-05VP-BATNo Titles  SeenZRHArrived from Doha (DOH) 16.25 local time. Will Depart to Bournemouth (BOH) around 17.30 local. C7S WW1
2005-06-15VP-BATNo Titles  SeenORY 
2005-06-26VP-BATNo Titles  SeenZRHArrived from Doha during the day, departed 20:30 local time to Bournemouth
2005-07-15VP-BATNo Titles  SeenLBG 
2005-07-25VP-BATNo Titles  SeenLBG 
2005-09-28VP-BATNo Titles  SeenCDG 
2006-04-07VP-BATNo Titles  SeenBOHDeparted at 19:25 local time for LHR.
2006-04-09VP-BATNo Titles  SeenBOHArrived at about 18:05 as flight WW1.
2006-07-17VP-BATNo Titles  SeenZRH 
2006-08-22VP-BATNo Titles  SeenLBG 
2006-09-15VP-BATNo Titles  SeenLHR 
2006-09-22VP-BAT   Bought Reportedly bought by an unnamed Australian based airline.
2006-09-22VP-BATNo Titles  Seen  
2006-11-17VP-BATNo Titles  SeenLBG 
2006-11-18VP-BATNo Titles  SeenLBGDeparted
2007-02-03VP-BATNo Titles  SeenZRH 
2007-06-22VP-BATNo Titles  SeenLHR 
2008-03-08VP-BATNo Titles  SeenDUBDeparting on check flight after maintenance
2008-05-10VP-BATNo Titles  SeenLISVP-BAT was spotted today in Lisbon doing flight WW1. The flight was Sharjah to Bournemouth. It arrived on the 9th of May around 2230GMT and departed on the 10th of May at 1300 GMT
2008-06-13VP-BATNo Titles  SeenMUCArrived from BOH around 15:45 local time, departed to DOH 17:25 local time. Callsign: WW1
2008-08-28VP-BATNo Titles  SeenPHX 
2008-08-29VP-BATNo Titles  SeenPHX 
2008-09-05VP-BATNo Titles  SeenPHX 
2008-09-06VP-BATNo Titles  SeenPHX 
2008-09-18VP-BATNo Titles  SeenPHX 
2008-11-05VP-BATNo Titles  SeenPHXBack in PHX
2008-11-08VP-BATNo Titles  SeenPHX 
2008-12-03VP-BATNo Titles  SeenPHX 
2008-12-10VP-BATNo Titles  SeenPIKSeen doing circuits
2008-12-10VP-BATNo Titles  SeenPIKCrew trained today for several hours in the Prestwick circuit, callsign WW1
2009-01-08VP-BATNo Titles  SeenPHXEast Cargo Ramp
2009-01-08VP-BATNo Titles  SeenPHXWest cargo area
2009-01-22VP-BATNo Titles  SeenTUSCame in for touch-and-goes
2009-01-24VP-BATNo Titles  SeenPHX 
2009-01-25VP-BATNo Titles  SeenLHRseen pushed
2009-02-02VP-BATNo Titles  SeenPHXBack in PHX
2009-02-12VP-BATNo Titles  SeenPHXDeparted 16:58 MST WWI1 to BOH
2009-03-03VP-BATNo Titles  SeenLHRLanded rwy 27R around 13:40
2009-03-07VP-BATNo Titles  SeenPHX 
2009-03-16VP-BATNo Titles  SeenPHXWest Cargo ramp.
2009-03-28VP-BATNo Titles  SeenPHX 
2009-04-21VP-BATNo Titles  SeenSATSan Antonio Aerospace for a C check
2009-04-26VP-BATNo Titles  SeenSAT 
2009-07-30VP-BATNo Titles  SeenCHRPerforming touch and go's
2009-08-13VP-BATNo Titles  SeenBOHTook off Rwy 26 approx 10:30hrs.
2009-08-14VP-BATNo Titles  SeenBOHSeen over Poole climbing while making a left turn after taking off from Bournemouth (Hurn) Airport.
2009-10-31VP-BATNo Titles  SeenHAMArrived (callsign: "worldwide one") at HAM (Rwy15) and taxied straight to LHT Maintenance area.
2009-10-31VP-BATNo Titles  SeenHAMCame from BOH as WW001 for an engine change at Lufthansa Technik Hamburg
2009-11-05VP-BATNo Titles  SeenHAMmaintenance at Lufthansa Technik
2010-02-02VP-BATNo Titles  SeenLHRLanded 27R around 17:33
2010-03-18VP-BATNo Titles  SeenHAMmaintenance at Lufthansa Technik
2010-07-09VP-BATNo Titles  SeenZRHArrived at about 9:30 PM on RWY 34
2010-07-11VP-BATNo Titles  SeenBOHSeen departing runway 26 at 9:20am. Departed and turned right to approximate heading of 090.
2010-11-05VP-BATNo Titles  SeenHAMmaintenance at Lufthansa Technik
2011-01-24VP-BATNo Titles  SeenHAMmaintenance at Lufthansa Technik
2011-03-11VP-BATNo Titles  SeenZRHParked nearby the spotterpoint "Heligrill" west of runway 34
2011-05-01VP-BATNo Titles  SeenLBG 
2011-05-08VP-BATNo Titles  SeenSOUunusually low pass above, heading south-west
2011-07-10VP-BATNo Titles  SeenHAMSeen in maintenance hangar at Lufthansa Technik
2011-10-06VP-BATNo Titles  SeenLHRseen it taking off around 12:50 at LHR
2011-10-13VP-BATNo Titles  SeenDOHtaking off
2011-12-27VP-BATNo Titles  SeenBSLLanding at 18:49 on diversion from Zurich, due to heavy fog there. Inbound from Doha, Qatar. Night stop at BSL.
2012-02-15VP-BATNo Titles  SeenBOHDeparted 10:05z Rwy26 EGHH.
2012-02-25VP-BATNo Titles  SeenHAMmaintenance at Lufthansa Technik
2012-08-31VP-BATNo Titles  SeenZRHparked in private area of ZRH
2012-09-22VP-BATNo Titles  SeenHAMin from BOH for maintenance, left HAM on Oct. 6th
2012-10-06VP-BATNo Titles  SeenBOHSeen over Poole, assume just climbing out of Bournemouth
2012-12-23VP-BATNo Titles  SeenZRHPhoto
2013-03-03VP-BATNo Titles  SeenZRHTake Off - ca. 15H00 from ZRH Runway 28
2013-04-20VP-BATNo Titles  SeenBOHDeparted. Commenced take off at 12:49 (BST)
2013-04-22VP-BATNo Titles  SeenZRHDeparted at 14H30
Photo
2013-11-18VP-BATNo Titles  SeenBOHClimbing out of BOH at 10:40hrs GMT, from rwy26.
2013-12-18VP-BATNo Titles  SeenLHRSeen taxiing through Terminal 5
2013-12-28VP-BATNo Titles  Seen Flew over GWC (Goodwood) towards Bournemouth
2014-03-02VP-BATNo titles  SeenLBGLanding at 14:40
2014-03-12VP-BATNo Titles  SeenZRHLanding in ZRH.
2014-05-27VP-BATNo Titles  SeenBOHTook off from EGHH at 09:45z, from runway 26, destination not known.
2014-05-28VP-BATNo Titles  SeenBOHAircraft took off runway 26 @ 09;45z from EGHH. Second day running same time.
2014-06-27VP-BATNo Titles  SeenBOHSeen climbing out just after take-off from Bournemouth Airport.
2014-07-09VP-BATNo Titles  SeenBOH1430 hrs, taking off from bournemouth
2014-07-20VP-BATNo Titles  SeenHAMDocked in hangar at Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg. Sitting next to another former Pan Am Clipper, N747NA. NASA''s SOFIA
2014-08-09VP-BATNo Titles  SeenZRHLanded on RW14 and parked on private ramp
2014-08-09VP-BATNo Titles  SeenBOHClimbing out EGHH @13:30hrs UTC from rwy 26.
2014-08-21VP-BATNo Titles  SeenBOHParked up on the apron by CTC Aviation Training.
2014-09-11VP-BATNo Titles  SeenBOHSeen over Bransgore (edge of New Forest) very low climbing in an easterly direction after taking off from Bournemouth Int. Airport
2014-10-10VP-BATNo Titles  SeenZRHAircraft taxied by having just landed, it followed airport yellow vehicle to Executive/Ferry area. Approx 17:20.
2015-03-09VP-BATNo titles  SeenZRHFirst time at Zurich Airport together with new B747-8 VQ-BSK :-)
2015-03-16VP-BATNo Titles  SeenEnrouteOverhead BRU. It was cruising at high altitude en route from Bournemouth to Zurich.
2015-03-16VP-BATNo Titles  Seen Overflying BRU on flight from BOH to ZRH.
2015-04-06VP-BATNo Titles  SeenZRHAt around 6:30PM
2015-07-18VP-BATNo Titles  SeenLHRo/h at Bracknell at approx 16:00 hrs climbing and heading west out of London Heathrow
2015-08-27VP-BATNo titles  SeenBSLSeen on Flightradar24 and was also scheduled for BSL
2015-09-14VP-BATNo Titles  SeenVRNParked. No activity.
2015-09-19VP-BATNo Titles  SeenHAMArrived and parked on ramp 2 next to another VIP A6-PFA
2015-10-13VP-BATNo Titles  SeenBOHLanding at 15:45
2015-10-17VP-BATNo Titles  SeenMXPArrived from ZRH at 17.15lt on runway 35L, stand 207. Next destination DOH. Qatar Royal Family visit Milan. 12 pax on board.
2015-10-20VP-BATNo Titles  SeenMXPDeparted.
2015-11-24VP-BATNo Titles  SeenPIKPerformed 2 or 3 circuits.
2015-12-06VP-BATNo Titles  SeenBOHGetting ready to depart on another sortie from its home base.
Photo
2015-12-27VP-BATNo Titles  SeenMCOArrived last week
2015-12-27VP-BATNo Titles  OtherMCOParked for a week.
2015-12-29VP-BATNo Titles  SeenLHRLanded 27R @ 10:29Z from MCO
2015-12-29VP-BATNo titles  SeenLHRParked near the BA Cargo building on the south side.
2016-04-13VP-BATNo Titles  For Sale listed for sale controller.com
2016-04-15VP-BATNo Titles  For Sale Article mentions aircraft for sale: Mirror.co.uk
2016-06-05VP-BATNo Titles  SeenDOHSeen at old Doha airport next to her sister the new 747-8 VQ-BSK.
2016-07-25VP-BATNo Titles  OtherBOHTook off approx. 10.30z
2016-07-27VP-BATNo Titles  SeenBOHTook off about 09:30 from Bournemouth Uk, having been serviced by airline catering truck, tracked it going southeast over Paris
2016-07-29VP-BATNo Titles  SeenBOHReturning home to BOH after flight from DOH via LBG
2016-07-30VP-BATNo Titles  SeenBOHLanded
Video
2016-08-02VP-BATNo Titles  FlightBOHShort testflight 08:30 to 11:15
2018-05-02N7477S   Other New registration reserved with FAA
Source FAA
Source: JetNet
Photo FAA
Photo NetJets
2018-05-02VP-BAT   Bought Bought by CSDS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
2018-05-18VP-BATNo Titles  FlightSNNHeading towards Shannon from Bournemouth
2018-05-18VP-BATNo Titles  FerriedYLWLanded In Kelowna (YLW), aircraft up for sale after some light maintenance at KF aerospace.
2018-08-26VP-BATNo Titles  For Sale Listed as for sale by: Controller.com
Read article here: VP-BAT for sale
2018-09-28VP-BATNo TitlesNo tail logo SeenYLWNo tail logo, fuselage remain same colours as before.
Photo
2018-09-29VP-BATNo TitlesNo tail logo SeenYLWCrest on fin painted out / removed. Parked on apron at Kelowna Flightcraft YLW airport
2018-10-03VP-BATNo TitlesNo tail logo FlightYHMFerry flight from YLW to YHM
2019-04-10N7477S   Reg Changed  
2019-10-05N7477SNo Titlesex Qatari colours FlightMZJFlight YMH-MZJ for C-check and repaint.
2019-12-01N7477S ex Qatari colours SeenMZJPhoto
2020-02-24N7477SNo Titlesex Qatari colours StoredMZJParked
Photo
2021-01-14N7477SNo Titlesex Qatari colours StoredMZJPhoto
2121-04-04N7477SNo Titles  For SaleMZJListed as for sale.
Total time: 68,720
Total cycles: 10,320

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