McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F · 10 MSN 46973
Registration N40061 · Federal Express
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
08 Feb 1979
Delivery
21 Mar 1979
Age
47.7 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
Remarks
Mitsui repo 2.82
History
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10, serial number 46973. Delivered to Laker Airways on 21 Mar 1979, registered G-GSKY. Mitsui repossessed Feb 1982. Leased to British Caledonian Airways on 22 Feb 1982 as G-BJZE. Operated by British Caledonian Charter on 1 Mar 1983. Transferred to Cal-Air Int on 27 Oct 1985. Renamed Novair Int Airways on 1 Jan 1989. Withdrawn from use Waco 7 Nov 1990, after stored Prestwick 4.90?. Operated by ILFC (registered Dec 1992) as N591LF. Operated by World Airways Cargo on 9 Dec 1993. Modified (*10F). Returned International Lease Finance Corporation 2 Apr 1994, seen at Dothan 25 Apr 1994. Operated by Federal Express as N40061. Modified (*MDF). Shymkent International Airport Sep 1995, FedEx 27 Jan 2006, due to Venice 3 Apr 2008 for MDF-conversion, finished, ferried Venice Marco Polo Airport, Venezia (VE) to Frederick W. Smith International Airport, Memphis 18-19 Oct 2008, FedEx 3 Dec 2009, withdrawn from service 30 Sep 2018, ferried to Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville 1 Oct 2018 permanently withdrawn from use. Current status: stored.
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