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BOEING 727-200 (N268FE) - Long retired, Fed Ex's "Ginger" (N268FE), a B722, sits stripped of her titles and her engines in an isolated section of the cargo pad at Buffalo Niagara International. But she is still useful; the NFTA (Niagara Frontier Transit Authority) airport fire and police crews still use N268FE as an emergency response procedure training platform.
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BOEING 727-200 (N268FE)

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Long retired, Fed Ex's "Ginger" (N268FE), a B722, sits stripped of her titles and her engines in an isolated section of the cargo pad at Buffalo Niagara International. But she is still useful; the NFTA (Niagara Frontier Transit Authority) airport fire and police crews still use N268FE as an emergency response procedure training platform.

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Gary SchenauerPhoto Uploader
I know this will sound very stupid for me to say because, after all, this old hulk is just an obsolete and scrapped piece of machinery ... but ... as I was standing here clicking a few pics of N268FE, I found myself feeling a bit of gratitude to whoever the person was who removed the titles from this jet ... because whoever it was left "Ginger's" name on it (just beneath the cockpit window). Somewhere today, there is an adult lady whose name (many years ago when she was a child) was chosen to be on Fed Ex's N268FE, and I think it is rather neat that the young girl named "Ginger" who is now an adult is still being honored with her name on this Boeing T-tail tri.
CHRIS ROBEY
Great comment Gary! So much skill and engineering genius went into that airframe.
Darryl Sarno
Great shot Gary and thank you for your well spoken comments as well. All 5!
Robert Cowling
It's still there, according to Google Maps. They were a great plane model. Many awesome vacations were started in one before Untied dumped them for a 732, and then those abominable subcontracted CRJ2's.
Gary SchenauerPhoto Uploader
Chris, Darryl, and Robert .... TY to each of you for commenting. Chris & Robert .... Both of you are 101% correct in your complimentary comments about the B727. And despite every jetliner frame that has emerged over the course of my 70+ years, I still rank six frames from the 60s era as my faves and five of those are tail-mounts: Boeing's 727 and 747, the Trident, the Tupolev T-tail tri, the Vickers VC-10, and Sud's Caravelle. Thanx for viewing my pic, guys. (Wave)
Tom Vance
LN 1543 ex Air Canada 727 Agreed, the 727 is King.....!! But the 777-9 is looking bad *ss soon. Imagine how many 727s have been place all over the USA Gman....just like this one, former Airliners, Cargo and ?? Ginger ought to be proud!
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Date Aircraft Origin Destination Departure Arrival Duration
03-May-2024 B763Perot Fld/Fort Worth Alliance ()Los Angeles Intl () 03:40AM CDT 04:27AM PDT Scheduled
03-May-2024 B763Chicago O'Hare Intl ()Perot Fld/Fort Worth Alliance () 12:12AM CDT 02:02AM CDT En Route
02-May-2024 B763Memphis Intl ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 05:10PM CDT 06:21PM CDT 1:11
02-May-2024 B763Manchester Boston Rgnl ()Memphis Intl () 08:24AM EDT 10:07AM CDT 2:42
02-May-2024 B763Memphis Intl ()Manchester Boston Rgnl () 03:21AM CDT 06:35AM EDT 2:13
01-May-2024 B763Boston Logan Intl ()Memphis Intl () 10:02PM EDT 11:33PM CDT 2:30
01-May-2024 B763Memphis Intl ()Boston Logan Intl () 04:08PM CDT 07:36PM EDT 2:27
01-May-2024 B763Boston Logan Intl ()Memphis Intl () 08:49AM EDT 10:25AM CDT 2:36
01-May-2024 B763Memphis Intl ()Boston Logan Intl () 03:24AM CDT 06:46AM EDT 2:22
30-Apr-2024 B763San Diego Intl ()Memphis Intl () 07:22PM PDT 12:23AM CDT (+1) 3:00
30-Apr-2024 B763Memphis Intl ()San Diego Intl () 03:59PM CDT 05:20PM PDT 3:20
30-Apr-2024 B763Philadelphia Intl ()Memphis Intl () 10:56AM EDT 11:56AM CDT 1:59
30-Apr-2024 B763Indianapolis Intl ()Philadelphia Intl () 08:02AM EDT 09:19AM EDT 1:17
27-Apr-2024 B763Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Indianapolis Intl () 06:12AM PDT 12:59PM EDT 3:47
26-Apr-2024 B763Memphis Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 03:18PM CDT 05:26PM PDT 4:08
26-Apr-2024 B763Detroit Metro Wayne Co ()Memphis Intl () 08:01AM EDT 08:27AM CDT 1:26
26-Apr-2024 B763Memphis Intl ()Detroit Metro Wayne Co () 02:40AM CDT 04:57AM EDT 1:17
25-Apr-2024 B763Norfolk Intl ()Memphis Intl () 09:20PM EDT 10:17PM CDT 1:57
25-Apr-2024 B763Memphis Intl ()Norfolk Intl () 03:40AM CDT 06:14AM EDT 1:34
24-Apr-2024 B763Norfolk Intl ()Memphis Intl () 09:17PM EDT 10:09PM CDT 1:52
24-Apr-2024 B763Memphis Intl ()Norfolk Intl () 03:49AM CDT 06:19AM EDT 1:30
23-Apr-2024 B763Spokane Intl ()Memphis Intl () 07:00PM PDT 12:04AM CDT (+1) 3:04
23-Apr-2024 B763Memphis Intl ()Spokane Intl () 03:42PM CDT 05:30PM PDT 3:48
23-Apr-2024 B763Kansas City Intl ()Memphis Intl () 07:50AM CDT 08:47AM CDT 0:57
23-Apr-2024 B763Memphis Intl ()Kansas City Intl () 03:37AM CDT 04:40AM CDT 1:03
22-Apr-2024 B763Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester Intl ()Memphis Intl () 09:26PM EDT 10:26PM CDT 2:00
21-Apr-2024 B763Memphis Intl ()Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester Intl () 04:14PM CDT 07:01PM EDT 1:46
21-Apr-2024 B763Milwaukee Mitchell Intl Airport ()Memphis Intl () 07:25AM CDT 08:52AM CDT 1:26
19-Apr-2024 B763St Louis Lambert Intl ()Memphis Intl () 07:10AM CDT 07:57AM CDT 0:47
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