McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10 · 14 MSN 45711

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McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14, serial number 45711, line number 4. Delivered to Douglas Aircraft Corp, registered N9684Z. Operated by Air Canada on 12 Apr 1966 as CF-TLB. Presum leased. Returned to McDonnell-Douglas on 2 Dec 1968 as N13699. Re-registered 19 Dec 1968. Leased to Hawaiian Airlines on 6 Jun 1969. Douglas returned 5 Nov 1969. Leased to Southern Airways on 16 Feb 1970. Operated by Finnair on 11 Mar 1971 as OH-LYC. Leased to British Midland Airways on 27 Feb 1983. Finnair returned 2 Sep 1983. Operated by All Star Airways on 12 Nov 1983 as N85AS. Operated by Midwest Express Airlines on 1 Nov 1985. Re-registered with Midwest Express Airlines in Feb 1986 as N500ME. Centec Avtn 9 May 2003 presum withdrawn from use. Operated by East African Express on 25 May 2004 as 5Y-XXB. Seen 'still' stored San Jose CR 1 Apr 2004, ferried Springfield via STN- arrived Malta 17 May 2004 or 20 May 2004, seen 20 May 2004 full colours still registered in the USA, departed 21 May 2004 to Luxor, US registration cancelled 25 May 2004, returned lessor at Dec 2010. Leased to Fly 540. One source: repossessed stored Nairobi by Mar 2011, seen 9 Jun 2011 parked, s12, 12 stored no engines, basic colour scheme. Current status: stored.