McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F · 30 MSN 47818

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History

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30, serial number 47818. Delivered to Singapore Airlines on 25 Jan 1980, registered 9V-SDG. Operated by Varig on 25 Jan 1980 as PP-VMS. Seen withdrawn from use Rio all white 3 Jan 1992, depart 5 Jan 1992. Operated by McDonnel Douglas on 13 Jan 1992 as N519MD. Withdrawn from use, seen Orlando Feb 1992. Operated by MdD/World Airways in Mar 1992 as N115WA. Sub-leased to Garuda on 28 Apr 1992. Seen 25 May 1993 Gar titles Zur, returned Midland Airpark 20.7. Leased to Bangladesh Biman on 20 Jul 1993 as S2-ADB. Seen in service London-Heathrow 29.08.93/ret Midland Airpark 11 Sep 1996, seen at Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport 14 Oct 1996 basic colours, seen May 1997 metallic. Operated by MDDFC on 11 Sep 1996 as N537MD. Maintenance St Barbara, Oct 1996. Leased to Caledonian Airways (registered 11 Mar 1998) as G-LYON. Delayed from fall 97, N cancelled 9.3, ferried to London Gatwick Airport 18.3-19.3, in service 2 Apr 1998, ferried to Manchester 4 Oct 1999, seen 2 Nov 1999 still Caled colours. Merged into JMC Airlines on 27 Mar 2000. Seen at Geneve, Switzerland 20 Feb 2000 full colours, operated for Britannia Airways, JMC Airlines 3 May 2000, arrived Manchester 8 Sep 2001 parked, airtest 4 Oct 2001 basic colours. Returned to Boeing CC on 6 Nov 2001 as N537MD. 7 Nov 2001, cancelled 25 Jun 2002. Leased to DAS Air Cargo on 26 Jun 2002 as 5X-ROY. Modified (*30F). Arrived 4 Jul 2002 Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa basic JMC colours, seen at London Gatwick Airport 18 Jul 2002 full colours. Operated by Avient Aviation (registered 24 Jun 2007) as Z-ALT. Seen at Vatry full colours, seen in service Malta-Luqa, Malta 26 Mar 2008, Liège-Bierset, Belgium 2 Oct 2011. Operated by Southern Aircraft Consultancy (registered 5 Jul 2013) as N495DC. Bought at 3 Jul 2013, repossessed flight of last civilian DC-10 in Europe, ferried 12-13 Jul 2013 LGG-BGR-CEW Crestview FL for part-out and scrap, Avient Aviation bought 1 Jul 2014, filed 31 Jul 2014, seen 19 Oct 2014, cancelled 15 Feb 2018 permanently withdrawn from use. Current status: scrapped.