McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F · 30 MSN 46932

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History

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30, serial number 46932. Delivered to Air Zaire on 26 Jun 1974, registered 9Q-CLT. Leased to Air Tchad in Nov 1975. Returned Jan 1976. Operated by British Caledonian Airways on 9 Jun 1985 as G-NIUK. Merged into British Airways on 14 Apr 1988. Withdrawn from use 4 May 1992 Gatwick. Wet-leased to Kuwait Airways on 27 May 1992. Withdrawn from use 8 Sep 1992 returned Cambridge/to Gatwick 26 Oct 1992, maint..to Cambridge ferried 11 Feb 1993 strage, Gatwick 16 Sep 1993. Returned to British Airways on 14 Oct 1993. Withdrawn from use in service 24 Oct 1993, withdrawn from use 26 Mar 1994 London Gatwick, UK, ferried London-Heathrow 22 Aug 1994. Transferred to Caledonian Airways on 1 Sep 1994. Roll(ed) out London-Heathrow, in service 29 Oct 1994. Returned to British Airways on 12 Feb 1997. Arrived Manch, roll(ed) out full colours 26.02.97/last Caled service 30 Mar 1997, leased transferred to AiM, for British Airways Scv operated by Flying Colours, in service 30 Mar 1997 British Airways, withdrawn from use 21 Feb 1999 London Gatwick, UK, Manchester 19 Apr 1999 basic colours. Operated by Gemini Air Cargo on 16 Dec 1999 as N609GC. Modified (*30F). To Naples 28 Jun 1999 for freighter conversion, Bluffton Unl. cancelled 8 Jul 1999 to Prop One registered in the USA, seen at Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands 9 Feb 2000, departed Mojave 27 Aug 2001 (after overh?), arrived Mojave 27 Dec 2001 for short term stored, departed 23 Jan 2002 to returned i.s., FINOVA Capital Corporation 27 Dec 2002, operated by Gemini, seen 25 May 2004 white no titles Goodyear. Leased to Cielos del Peru on 14 Oct 2004. FINOVA Capital Corporation to Sky Lease II 14 Oct 2004, leased to Cielos due returned Oct 2009, US registration cancelled 27 Jan 2010. Operated by MTA-Master Top L.A. in Jul 2009 as PP-MTP. Or Oct 2009, seen at Viracopos International Airport, Campinas 26 Jan 2010, seen in service São Paulo-Guarulhos International, Brazil 1 May 2010, seen in service Miami 30 Jan 2011, seen parked Orlando Orlando-Central Florida Regional (Sanford), FL Aug 2011, seen 1 Nov 2012 no engines, seen 7 Mar 2014 in scrapping area, seen withdrawn from use 13 Jul 2015. Current status: scrapped.