McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 MSN 47957
Registration N17085 · 10 Tanker Air Carrier LLC '911'
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
18 Apr 1975
Delivery
06 May 1975
Age
51.5 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30, serial number 47957. Delivered to Finnair on 6 May 1975, registered OH-LHB. Leased to Nigeria Airways in Sep 1981. Finnair returned Oct 1981. Leased to VASP on 31 Mar 1993. Leased to Birgenair on 23 Jun 1994. Seen in service Duss 26.6, no titles. Returned to Finnair on 13 Sep 1994. Withdrawn from use Helsinki seen 18 Sep 1994, returned in service 8 Nov 1994, roll(ed) out 6 Feb 1995 Hels white, Finn colours, seen 26 Mar 1995 cartoon car. Leased to Air Liberté on 27 Jun 1995 as F-GPVB. Cancelled 30.5 Av957 Corp. Operated by Continental Airlines on 30 May 1997 as N17085. Ferried Hels-Manch 1 Jun 1997 Liberté col/own First Security Bank, r5.97/seen at Manch 30 Jul 1997 hangar full colours, departed 31.8, arrived Mojave 29 Sep 2001 for stored, departed 10 Nov 2002. Operated by Omni Air Int on 10 Nov 2002. Seen at Tulsa 15 Nov 2002 Continental Airlines full colours, seen at Tulsa 31 Dec 2002 full Omni colours, seen in service Gdansk 21 Jul 2006, Omni DC-10 Leasing 22 Mar 2007, stored Victorville white, seen Jun 2007. Operated by 10 Tanker Air Carrier LLC '911' on 14 Nov 2007. Ferried VCV-Oscoda 14 Nov 2007, 1 Dec 2007, for conversion to super tanker and service Apr 2008, ferried Oscoda-Victorville 15 Sep 2008 "911", seen 9 Oct 2011, 1- Tanker Air Carrier sold 14 Mar 2014 Sanford P Burnstein and others (Co-Trustee Sigma Trust), BC Aircraft Leasing Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo 14 Mar 2014, 12 May 2014, ferried OSC-Albuquerque 25 Feb 2017, Roswell Air Center Airport 8 Mar 2017. Current status: in service.
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