McDonnell Douglas MD-11F MSN 48496
Registration N955AR · Sky Lease Cargo
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29 Oct 2026
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McDonnell Douglas MD-11, serial number 48496. Delivered to China Eastern Airlines on 22 May 1992, registered B-2172. Converted to freighter. Pax, converted to Freighter seen at Kansai International Airport, Osaka 2 Dec 2003. Leased to China Cargo Airlines in Dec 2004. Basic ChE colours, to Celestial Avtn Trading 62, to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest 28 Feb 2011 registered in the USA, ferried Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Miami International Airport 14-16 Mar 2011. Operated by Sky Lease Cargo on 11 Mar 2011 as N955AR. Arrived Greensboro/High Point-Piedmont Triad International, seen at Miami International Airport 19 Mar 2011 full yellow/red colours, Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, Trustee, sold Aviation Financial Services Inc Investments XV Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo 19 Jun 2014, 19 Jun 2014, leased to Sky Lease 1 Inc, seen in service Ostend-Bruges International Airport, Oostende 27 Dec 2014, seen withdrawn from use Miami International Airport 30 Dec 2015 no engines but cowlings still attached, seen 9 Feb 2017 no engines, no slats and flaps, broken up 2017. Current status: scrapped.
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