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Old 26th Dec 2004, 21:27
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Dehavillanddriver
 
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The stowaway was in the wheel well of the 737-300 5W-ILF, which was a new aeroplane when delivered in 1993 - they also had an older -300 5W-FAX which was converted to a QC freighter and went back to ILFC in late 94.

As a point of interest that flight was under the command of an Australian with a Kiwi First Officer - not that has anything to do with it!

I can't remember if the 762 was still around by then, I think it was but not sure.

The 737 in question continued in service with poly for a number of years and then ended up in QF service as VH-TAB.

The 762 was the 3rd 767 that they had, they originally had a 762 and then 763 from Air Canada, and then they finally bought the 762 ex Kuwait airlines through Fortis Leasing.

It was the only 767 with that engine/airframe combination in existance - the only other one was destroyed by Saddam during Gulf War Ep 1 (P&W JT9D-7Q from memory), didn't have TCAS or ETOPS so was a real gem!

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