McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 MSN 47845

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History

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30, serial number 47845. Delivered to Varig on 9 Jun 1981, registered PP-VMX. Leased to LAParaguayas. Seen at Brussels, Belgium, hybrid colours. Returned to Varig on 27 Jan 1994. After Manuel Márquez de León International Airport, La Paz stopped Europ services, seen at Rio 9.02. overhaul, s13.3 white. Operated by Varig/World/Garuda on 6 Apr 1994. Until 30.6, World 15 Jun 1994. Returned to Varig. Seen at Rio 1 Jul 1994 white, seen in service 22 Jul 1994 full colours. Operated by Northwest Airlines on 2 Sep 1999 as N242NW. Stored Marana, Paya Lebar 28 Jan 2000 maintenance, departed 29 Apr 2000 for Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field, 28 Jul 2005 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, ferried to Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville 29 Jul 2005 for mechanic training, ferried to Pinal Airpark, Marana 12 Aug 2005, total time 86251, 19567 l, due for ATA Airlines 2007 for spares. Operated by World Airways on 23 Feb 2008 as N138WA. NW to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest 22 Mar 2007, repossessed for Comandante FAP German Arias Graziani Airport, Anta, seen at Pinal Airpark, Marana 18 Apr 2007 still NW colours, re-registered reserved 15 Feb 2008, re-registered and leased 23 Feb 2008, seen flying Pinal Airpark, Marana Mar 2008 full new colours passengers confirmed, doesn't fly much by Sep 2010 ("hot spare without APU"), returned to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, Qwest Air Parts Inc 14 Jan 2011, ferried Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport to Bob Sikes Airport, Crestview (Crestview TN) 17 Nov 2010 for part out and scrap, cancelled 16 Feb 2011, seen 27 Jul 2012 full colours, presum broken up by 2013. Current status: scrapped.