Joe G. Walker reporting from the Pacific Northwest:
Aviation history can be interesting, with hidden gems found from time to time.
Though the last original Boeing 737NG airframe was built and delivered to Skymark, as previously reported, the very, very last 737NG will be going to KLM, with the registration of PH-BCL, msn: 98801, ln:7542A. It is named “Krooneend/ Crown Duck”.
History of the original airframe, msn: 63624, ln: 7542, has rumors that the fuselage was shot at during transport to Renton and then had the wrong wing holes drilled for wings for a MAX or P-8A. The original fuselage was destroyed and new one ordered. As this is a “one of”, is was given a special serial number of 98801.
PH-BCL is pictured arriving at Boeing Field (King County) in Seattle.