China Airlines' B-1866

This quarter's edition of "HNL RareBirds Classic" features China Airlines' 747-209B, B-1866 (c/n 21843, l/n 386) as it taxied to Runway 26L on Taxiway RT. This 1997 photo shows B-1866 about to return to TPE (via NRT) as CAL17.

21843's History:

Jly 1979: Delivered to China Airlines.

___ 1996: Painted in the current livery.

May 1999: Re-registered as B-18255.

May 2002: Crashed 20 minutes after departing TPE on 25 May 2002, as CAL611 [TPE-HKG], all 225 aboard killed.

B-18255 was on its last flight for China Airways, and was scheduled to be sold to Orient Thai Airways.