This aircraft #N64339 had the distinction of being one of several aircraft hijacked by PLO terrorists and damaged in the incident by bomb detonation while on the ground,The airplane was later repaired and returned to service,The aircraft continued in revenue service.
Later the N64339 was used to test fuel efficiency as"Project Skinny".The test involved removing the standard TWA paint scheme and replacing it with a mostly bare Aluminium metal surface with minimal Trans World marking and livery,While modestly more fule efficient,the airplane was finally retired in 30 September 2000
1/144th Scale Model BOEING 727-200 TWA "PROJECTSKINNY" Registration N64339
Model By: Supawat Putthitornworasit 2012
