McDonnell Douglas MD-81 MSN 48000

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History

McDonnell Douglas MD-81, serial number 48000, line number 909. Delivered to Douglas, registered N980DC. PROTO, first flight 18 Oct 1979, damaged when tail fall off Edwards Air Force Base May 1980, repaired, HB-INA Swissair not taken up, UHB Testbed mid 80s (unducted fan installed on nr 1 engine, test and demonstration program, seen at Farnborough Airport, Farnborough, Hampshire show Sep 1988, stored Mojave seen Apr 1990, ferried 17 Aug 1990 to LB. Operated by IASG on 4 Oct 1991 as N560MD. Ambilobe Airport AC Apr 2010, to International Airline Support Group Oct 1991, registered Dec 1991 to be broken up for spares, seen at Sherman TX Oct 1993 derelict, broken up 94 painted as N980DC, cancelled 23 Jan 2018. Current status: scrapped.