McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10 · 15 MSN 45798

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EC-BAY Iberia ntu

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McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15, serial number 45798, line number 59. Delivered to Standard Airways on 3 Nov 1966, registered N490SA. EC-BAY Iberia not taken up. Operated by Ozark Airlines in Oct 1968. Merged into TWA on 26 Oct 1986. Withdrawn from use 12 Jul 1999 St. Louis Lambert International Airport, returned Ledbetter SL 16 Jul 1999, total time 70148, 83845 l, Capital AC 16 Jul 1999, seen at Springfield 30 Jul 1999 ex Twin Hills Airport colours. Operated by Capital/Sports Charters on 16 Jul 1999. Ferried Springfield--San Jose CR 7 Oct 1999, D-check, parked white seen Oct 2000, seen stored Jul 2001. Operated by ASERCA Airlines on 11 Jan 2002 as YV-703C. Seen at San Jose CR 8 Oct 2001 full colours, seen 26 Nov 2001 still parked, US registration cancelled 11 Jan 2002 to ASERCA, seen Aruba 7 Mar 2003 basic colours, stored, engines taped over. Returned to Capital AC on 14 Mar 2003 as N490SA. Permanently withdrawn from use 2003, seen stored Aruba 21 Jul 2003 basic ASERCA colours YV-rgd, seen 7 Dec 2003 str/complete, seen 19 Mar 2004, seen 28 Aug 2004 withdrawn from use now being slowly parted out, tail cone, passengers doors, nose wheel doors, engines and parts missing, not carrying registration, seen 2 Oct 2005, cancelled 4 May 2006, fuselage removed to doing business as road 4 kilometres from airport, to convert into doing business as residence. Current status: stored.