McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 MSN 48277

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History

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30, serial number 48277. Delivered to British Caledonian Airways on 15 Apr 1981, registered G-DCIO. Merged into British Airways on 14 Apr 1988. Withdrawn from use 28 Mar 1999, Manchester 3 Apr 1999, Marana 25 Jan 2000 stored, ferried to Venice 19 Oct 2000 freighter conversion. Operated by FSB on 10 Apr 2001 as N48277. Freighter conversion repossessed complete by Apr 2001, to be confirmed, due for World Airways, N118WA not taken up. Operated by Omni Air Int on 31 May 2002 as N189AX. Prop Three Ltd owned by, seen Tulsa late Jun 2002 N48277 registration taped on, seen at Tulsa full colours 6 Jul 2002, re-registered, returned Dec 2003 Prop Three, seen 31 Jan 2003 Tulsa. Leased to Centurion Air Cargo on 20 Jan 2004. 28 Apr 2004 Bogota 0(3) hit doing business as pot pole on landing and overran, engines 1 and 3 broken loose and underside damaged beyond repair, scrapped as of 10 Jul 2006 / seen 28 Feb 2004 Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands, N48277 due (not taken up due to crash?), due returned Jan 2010, registration cancelled 22 May 2017. Current status: written off in an accident.