Wearing construction number 18384, she first flew on September 15, 1961. TWA leased it as N794TW beginning on August 27, 1961. Northwest leased it as N733US on October 26, 1962 and then bought it on July 1, 1968. Maersk Air registered it as OY-APZ in January 1973 and leased it to Nigeria Airways in December 1974. TEA leased it as OO-TYA on November 6, 1979 and returned it to Maersk on January 19, 1980. Conair acquired it on February 16, 1981. Allied Signal registered it as N720GT on November 24, 1987 and mounted an engine test pylon on the right side of the forward fuselage. The 720-051B Engine Testbed was registered as N720H in February 2000. Honeywell International acquired it and installed a Honeywell AS977 engine. Honeywell conducts frequent engine test flights with it. Replaced by a Boeing 757 also purshased on the second-hand market, the Seven-Twenty was broken up in January 2008.
Source coming up with an extensive photo gallery
http://www.air-and-space.com/Boeing%20Vintage%20Jetliners.htm
Source coming up with an extensive photo gallery
http://www.air-and-space.com/Boeing%20Vintage%20Jetliners.htm
Video showing her while doomed for destruction
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