McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 · 31 MSN 47550

Registration N944AX · Airborne Express

Scrapped

Identity

TypeMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-30
Variant31
FamilyDC9
Series—
Line Number623
Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorAirborne Express

Timeline

First Flight

02 Mar 1971

Delivery

01 Apr 1971

Age

55.7 yrs

Last Updated

29 Oct 2026

History

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31, serial number 47550, line number 623. Delivered to Trans Australia Airlines on 1 Apr 1971, registered VH-TJS. Renamed Australian Airlines on 4 Aug 1986. American Aircarriers Support Inc bought 21 Aug 1989. Operated by Airborne Express in Sep 1989 as N944AX. FTLC 29 Dec 1989, Wilmington Trust Company to Albury Airport, East Albury 29 Jun 1999, stored seen at Wilmington Wilmington Airpark 15 Mar 2010, Albury Airport, East Albury to DHL Network Operations (USA) Inc 20 May 2010, MAP Asset Preservation LLC Asset Preservation Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo 10 Nov 2011, registration status 'in question' by Apr 2012, presum to be scrapped, cancelled 19 Aug 2013, broken up Wilmington. Current status: scrapped.

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