Did Pan Am B747SP N538PA ever wear the name “Clipper Plymouth Rock” ?
According to a B747 Production Book, the aircraft N538PA B747SP Pan Am ( c/n: 21548 – 331) was renamed “Clipper Plymouth Rock” back in 1980.
But we have photos before and after that date where it carries the name “Clipper Fleetwing” which is was given on roll-out from the Boeing factory in 1978.
Cipper Fleetwing
1979-01-16
So the question is, did it ever wear the name “Clipper Plymouth Rock” ?
This photo below is showing “Clipper Plymouth Rock” but this is NOT a 747SP.
This is N659PA, a B747-121.
Photo: Don Boyd
This Pan Am history site also places the “Clipper Plymouth Rock” name on the 747-121, and NOT on a 747SP.
This photo below, taken by John Wegg, is used on internet claiming it carried “Clipper Plymouth Rock”, but as you look closer, it is in fact wearing “Cipper Fleetwing”.
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You can also find completely false information on the site PanAm.org if you look at their list of Clipper Names. They have the N659PA B747-121 correct but a completely different registration again for the 747SP, see below…
So, I am STILL searching for photos to prove that Pan Am 747SP N538PA (or N537PA) actually wore the Clipper Plymouth Rock name.
Please contact me using the comments filed below if you have any photos or information that might help.
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Clipper Plymouth Rock
Thank you Zach!
This isn’t a 747SP though. It is a B747-121 N659PA Pan Am.
Did Pan Am B747SP N538PA ever wear the name “Clipper Plymouth Rock” ?
Yes …
https://www.hacoma.net/pan-am/clipper_plymouth-rock/n538pa/?cid=EN331S11SCAT0ID87
Best regards, Markus
Hi Marcus,
Thanks, but that is, once again just a website with a list claiming a name.
It doesn’t prove that the 747SP actually carried that name.
So the question remains….