A juvenile 747 with little flight experience has met its end in the desert of Arizona.

In the desert of Arizona, a multi-million dollar modern marvel is being scrapped for parts before its life in the skies ever truly began. The Boeing 747, with roughly 50 flight hours, met its end Yesterday, December 19th, when crews began dismantling the giant for parts. The lightly used Queen of the Skies spent its last moments amongst the remains of its elder relatives at Pinal Airpark in Marana, Arizona.

Unfulfilled dreams

The Boeing 747 has been a modern marvel since its introduction in 1969. This marvel would later be known as the Queen of the skies. Over 1,500 have been built in passenger, cargo, and specialty configurations. The last of these jumbo jets destined for commercial use rolled off the assembly line earlier this month. The fall of this giant is a story that has been told time and time again, but this particular giant has a story unique only to itself.

The Boeing 747-8BBJ is configured to act as a business jet rather than a traditional passenger airliner. The aircraft took to the skies for the first time in 2012 with a bright future of flying ahead of it. In 2012, the plane was delivered to the Saudi Arabian Royal Flight Group. Unfortunately, the plane was never taken up and pushed…