McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 MSN 47956

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30, serial number 47956. Delivered to Finnair on 27 Jan 1975, registered OH-LHA. Leased to JAT on 16 Apr 1987. Returned to Finnair on 31 Oct 1988. Leased to Express One Int on 4 Jun 1993. S3.6 full colours Hels/due returned Sep 1994, arrived 18 Sep 1994 Hels. Leased to World Airways on 15 Nov 1994. S20.11 World tit-Expr colours, due returned Mar 1995, ferried Newark-Lke City FL for repaint 19 Mar 1995. Leased to Malaysian AS. Seen at Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands, full colours. Leased to World Airways on 12 Jun 1995. Arrived Hels, for overhaul and repaint full colours, seen 28 Aug 1995 full colours. Returned to Finnair on 25 Aug 1995. Returned in service 10.09.95/s2.96 white, titles. Leased to Air Liberté on 14 Jun 1996 as F-GPVA. CL/PK 3 Jun 1998, CLPK 18 Nov 1998, Air Lib leased 24.04.97-15.06.01, seen new colours 2 Mar 1999. Merged into AirLib in Oct 2001. Seen in service Orly 25 Nov 2001 full Air Liberté (Les Droits de l'Homme) colours, seen at Orly 5 Apr 2002 basic colours no titles, identified 16 May 2002 Paris-Charles de Gaulle, France, seen 5 Nov 2002 Helsinki painted in AirLib Express new colours, Airlines ceased 6 Feb 2003, seen parked Paris-Orly, France 19 Feb 2003, seen 30 Apr 2003 full colours, seen 15 Jun 2003, ferried to Helsinki 12 Aug 2003 full colours, possibly to be used for parts and displayed in Finland after 2003, ferried to Opa-Locka 21 Apr 2004 to be broken up. Operated by Pop Three Ltd on 19 Apr 2004 as N956PT. Bought ex AcF, left Helsinki, Finland 21 Apr 2004, Lib Express full colours, seen at Opa-Locka 7 May 2004 to be broken up, seen 15 Jul 2004 intact, seen 27 Feb 2009 tail engine missing, seen 3 Oct 2009 pile of scrap, registration cancelled 24 Mar 2017. Current status: scrapped.