VQ-BWM / PH-BFV

Manufactured under line number 1225 with manufacturer serial number 28460, this Boeing 747-406(M) took to the skies for its maiden flight on August 3, 1999. It was delivered directly to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on August 16, 1999, registered as PH-BFV and named 'City of Vancouver'. Configured as a 747-400M Combi, the aircraft featured a dedicated rear main-deck cargo door behind the passenger cabin, enabling KLM to flexibly haul both passenger loads and heavy cargo on primary intercontinental routes spanning Asia and North America.

Throughout more than two decades with the Dutch flag carrier, PH-BFV became a celebrated cornerstone of KLM's long-haul network. In March 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the carrier to retire its passenger jumbo jet fleet, PH-BFV gained special prominence when it was briefly returned to service alongside two sister airframes to operate critical cargo-bridge flights, predominantly hauling medical supplies to and from Asia. On October 25, 2020, it carried out KLM's final operational 747 flight, marking the end of nearly fifty years of KLM Boeing 747 operations. The aircraft departed Amsterdam Schiphol for Spanish desert storage at Teruel in March 2021 as the very last KLM 747 to leave the hub.

In early 2022, the jumbo received a brief reprieve when it was acquired for cargo operations by JetOneX, operated via Longtail Aviation, and re-registered as VQ-BWM on February 3, 2022. Flying long-haul freight charters between hubs such as Ho Chi Minh City, Dubai, Maastricht, and New York JFK, it stood as one of the world's last operational 747-400 Combi variants. However, shifting economic conditions led to its retirement in May 2022, after which it was ferried to London Stansted Airport for long-term parking. In June 2024, the airframe was dismantled and scrapped at Stansted, with portions of its fuselage preserved and upcycled into commemorative aviation tags.