McDonnell Douglas DC-10-15 MSN 48294

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History

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-15, serial number 48294. Delivered to MdD, registered N1004A. Operated by Mexicana on 13 Jan 1983 as XA-MEW. Operated by GATX/Mexicana in Aug 1985 as N1004A. Returned GATX(CC)=Capital Corporation, (LC)=Leasing Corporation 5 Sep 1995, seen at Marana 2 Oct 1995 metal (as N100A??!)/N-canc Jun 1996. Operated by Skyjet on 19 Jul 1996 as V2-LER. Arrived Brussels, Belgium 19 Jul 1996, damaged 1 Sep 1996 hit hangar, rep. Nov 1996, due OO-PHN (ntu?), still V2, full colours 20.01.97/is 8 Feb 1997 Air Afrique, seen Feb 1997 operated for Ghana AW/Afrique leased 23.2-5.05.97 titl/s9.05.96 operated for Tunis Air, seen 30 May 1997 TransAer, s29.06.97/ seen at Dub 12 Jul 1998 full colours Skyjet, seen 18 Jul 1998 operated for Air Afrique, seen Oct 1998 London-Heathrow operated for Ghana Airways, still full colours, Saudi Arabian sub-lsd mid 2-mid May 1999, seen at Brussels, Belgium 4 May 1999 basic Skyjet colours, Saudi tit. seen 13 May 1999 full Skyjet colours, Guinee Airlines titles application seen 6 Jul 1999 Brussels, Belgium, removed by 23 Jul 1999, Air Gulf Falcon 1 Mar 2000, returned May 2000. Operated by Skyjet/Electra on 27 Jun 2000 as N9053N. First Security Bank 27 Jun 2000, seen at Brussels, Belgium 30 Jun 2000 basic Skyjet colours, Electra (SX) titles, arrived Athens 3 Jul 2000. Re-registered with Electra as SX-CVP. Seen 12 Sep 2000 Athens, parked basic Skyjet, SX-CPH not taken up, seen 20 Jan 2001 operated for Nigeria Airways London-Heathrow, seen at Dubai International Airport 26 Jan 2001, ferried Athens-Manchester 12 Nov 2001 stored, departed to Tel Aviv 6 Dec 2001 after stored, returned in svc?, seen at Dublin, Ireland 5 Sep 2002 Electra titles, based Manchester summer 2002, ferried to Brussels, Belgium 4 Nov 2002, seen at Jeddah 24 Jan 2003, seen at Abidjan 19 Mar 2003, seen 11 Oct 2004 same position, now faded colours, presum stored (no reports outside Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport, Abidjan), seen 16 Sep 2007 dirty withdrawn from use, scrapped early 2013. Current status: scrapped.