McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 MSN 46942

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History

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10, serial number 46942. Delivered to National Airlines on 25 Jun 1975, registered N69NA. Merged into Pan Am on 7 Jan 1980. Operated by American Airlines on 25 Nov 1983 as N161AA. Withdrawn from use Marana 11 Apr 1994 total time (flying hours) 55226, 22681 L-to returned in service 11.94/ owned by First Security Bank of Utah Sep 1984. Leased to Hawaiian Airlines on 9 Jan 1996. Ferried Mar-Tulsa 14 Dec 1995, Los Angeles International 3.01.96/ret AA 9 Jun 1997, returned Pol 9 Jun 1997, First Security Bank to Omni DC-10 18 Jul 1997. Operated by Omni Air Int on 8 Nov 1997 as N450AX. Proving flights Boston-Shann 8.11. White fus/grey unders, returned Tulsa 9 Nov 1997, arrived Mojave 1 Oct 2002 (overh?str?). Operated by 10 Tanker Air Carrier '910' in Mar 2003. Owned by BC Aircraft Leasing Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo, seen at Mojave 5 Mar 2003, due to be reactivated for firefight tests Oregon (60 total time flying) and then scrapped, seen Victorville 2 Apr 2003, seen 5 Jun 2003, Omni DC-10 Leasing to BC Airlines Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo 31 Dec 2003, seen at Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville 9 Mar 2004 Omni colours, airtest 6 May 2004, Victorville, USA airtest 24 Sep 2004, airtest 18 Apr 2005, airtest 20 May 2005, demo Paris-Le Bourget, France seen 13 Jun 2005, departed Victorville, USA Aug 2006, seen at Paris-Le Bourget, France orange/white colours, "10 Tanker Air Carrier" titles, returned 17 Jun 2005 Victorville, USA, airtest 1 Aug 2005, 3 Aug 2005, 11 Aug 2005, in service 16 Jul 2006 for Sawtooth Complex fire near San Bernardino CA, seen in service 24 Sep 2006 nr Santa Barbara CA, firefighting praised in newspapers, seen 16 Oct 2006 flying Victorville, USA, nearmiss 25 Jun 2007, touched trees San Jaoquin Valley CA during fire fighting mission, landed safely, repaired and returned in service late Jul 2007, seen in service May 2008, ferried VCV-Oscoda 2 Dec 2008, not doing business as freighter, ferried Merced-Oscoda 15 Nov 2014, due withdrawn from use Mar 2015 (presum after delivered of construction-number 48290), presum withdrawn from use by Apr 2015, seen parked Oscoda Aug 2016, cancelled 23 Mar 2018 permanently withdrawn from use Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport. Current status: scrapped.