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04/19/2007. Remarks by Jack McKillop: "This was the 818th 737 built and made its first flight on November 13, 1981. It was delivered to the Danish airlines Maersk Air of Copenhagen, Denmark, on November 25th registered OY-MBW. Maersk leased this 737 to Midway Airlines of Chicago, Illinois, USA, from September 11, 1985 to September 11, 1988 and then sold it to a leasing company on November 22, 1988. Maersk then leased it back from that date to April 20, 1989.

Beginning in 1989, the aircraft was leased to a number of airlines, i.e.:
- Dragon Air of Hong Kong, China, from April 27, 1989 to July 20, 1993
  registered VR-HYM
- Aero Costa Rica of San Jose, Costa Rica, from September 15, 1993 to
  April 1, 1996 registered N171PL and subleased to:
    - Halisa Air of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, from April 1 to July 1995
    - Isleña Airlines of La Ceiba, Honduras from July 16 to August 8, 1995
    - Les Ailes d' Haiti between January and April 1996
    - LACSA (Lineas Aéreas de Costa Rica SA ) of San Jose, Costa Rica,
      from January to April 1, 1996
- Frontier Airlines of Denver, Colorado, June 3 to July 1996 reregistered
  N271FL.

On March 20, 2003, this 737 was sold to Bellview Airlines, of Lagos, Nigeria and reregistered 5N-BFM. On October 22, 2005, Bellview flight 210 took off from Lagos-Murtala Muhammed Airport for a domestic flight to Abuja. Last radio contact was about three minutes after take off when the flight was cleared to an altitude of 25,000 ft (7,620 m). The next morning the wreckage was found about 19 mls (30 km) north of Lagos. All 117 people aboard were killed."


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04/19/2007. Remarks by Jack McKillop: "This was the 818th 737 built and made its first flight on November 13, 1981. It was delivered to the Danish airlines Maersk Air of Copenhagen, Denmark, on November 25th registered OY-MBW. Maersk leased this 737 to Midway Airlines of Chicago, Illinois, USA, from September 11, 1985 to September 11, 1988 and then sold it to a leasing company on November 22, 1988. Maersk then leased it back from that date to April 20, 1989. Beginning in 1989, the aircraft was leased to a number of airlines, i.e.: - Dragon Air of Hong Kong, China, from April 27, 1989 to July 20, 1993 registered VR-HYM - Aero Costa Rica of San Jose, Costa Rica, from September 15, 1993 to April 1, 1996 registered N171PL and subleased to: - Halisa Air of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, from April 1 to July 1995 - Isleña Airlines of La Ceiba, Honduras from July 16 to August 8, 1995 - Les Ailes d' Haiti between January and April 1996 - LACSA (Lineas Aéreas de Costa Rica SA ) of San Jose, Costa Rica, from January to April 1, 1996 - Frontier Airlines of Denver, Colorado, June 3 to July 1996 reregistered N271FL. On March 20, 2003, this 737 was sold to Bellview Airlines, of Lagos, Nigeria and reregistered 5N-BFM. On October 22, 2005, Bellview flight 210 took off from Lagos-Murtala Muhammed Airport for a domestic flight to Abuja. Last radio contact was about three minutes after take off when the flight was cleared to an altitude of 25,000 ft (7,620 m). The next morning the wreckage was found about 19 mls (30 km) north of Lagos. All 117 people aboard were killed."