Remarks: Still carrying the "8th All Africa Games 2003" logo on her fuselage, this 727 has been at Lanseria for some time. The aircraft first flew in March 1975 and was delivered in May of that year to American Airlines as N843AA and served the airline for some twenty six years until, in October 2001, she was WFU and stored at Mojave. A new lease of life saw her move to Nigeria as 5N-IKT and then on to her present, and probably final, registration of 5N-RIR with IRS Airlines. Interesting to see that, even at the twilight of her "career", she still carries the the basic old American Airlines colour scheme.
Remarks: This aircraft was stolen...yes, stolen...from Luanda, Angola on May 25, 2003. As of yet to be found...Now someone explain to me how in the $%@# you steal a 727?
