McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F · 10 MSN 46973

Registration N40061 · Federal Express

Stored

Identity

TypeMcDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F
Variant10
FamilyDC8/10/MD11
Series—
Line Number272
Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorFederal Express

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 Withdrawn from use Waco 7 Nov 1990, after stored Prestwick 4.90?.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Marco Polo Airport, Venezia (VE) to Frederick W. Smith International Airport, Memphis 18-19 Oct 2008, FedEx 3 Dec 2009, withdrawn from service 30 Sep 2018, ferried to Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville 1 Oct 2018 permanently withdrawn from use.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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