McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 · 32 MSN 47531

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History

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, serial number 47531, line number 638. Delivered to Austrian Airlines on 9 Sep 1971, registered OE-LDE. Leased to Spantax SA on 28 Apr 1982 as EC-DQQ. Returned to Austrian Airlines on 3 Apr 1983 as OE-LDE. Operated by New York Air in Apr 1983 as N525TX. Re-registered with New York Air in Nov 1983 as N525NY. Merged into Continental Airlines on 1 Feb 1987. Re-registered with Continental Airlines in Apr 1991 as N15525. RCOA May 1993, seen 2 Nov 1999 Mojave basic colours stored, cancelled 16 Oct 2000. Operated by Wetrafa Airlift on 16 Oct 2000 as 9Q-CWF. Seen at Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 30 Oct 2000 new colours. Operated by Ecuato Guineana de Aviacion. Seen Apr 2001 Douala in service, repossessed damaged beyond repair 18 Apr 2003 Brazzaville 0(X) belly landing, presum without (seen Apr 2001 in service Douala full colours), operator not repossessed at incident,. Returned to Wetrafa Airlift. Repaired, ferried Brazzaville-Kinshasa 15.11.03and in service repossessed Jan 2004, seen at Kinshasa-N'Djili, Congo 21 Feb 2004 basic Wetrafa colours, damaged 7 Dec 2005 Kinshasa 0(43) ran off runway on landing, nosegear collapsed, while operating for Wimbi Dira Airways, Wimbi ceased 2010, not seen recently. Current status: scrapped.