McDonnell Douglas MD-11F MSN 48503

Timeline

History

McDonnell Douglas MD-11, serial number 48503. Delivered to MdD, registered N9020U. EI-CDM Guinness Peat Aviation/GPA Group not taken up, seen Jan 1993 Long Beach full Garuda colours, withdrawn from use seen at Mojave 31 Mar 1993, seen May 1993, seen Oct 1993 Long Beach. Operated by Garuda Indonesia on 28 Oct 1993 as PK-GII. Owned by IAC, BCC Grand Cayman Ltd transferred 12 Aug 1997, returned BCC Grand Cayman Ltd 10 Jul 1998, seen at Marana 11 Aug 1998 Garuda colours. Returned to Boeing CC on 2 Jul 1998 as N538MD. Arrived Hong Kong 17 Aug 1998, Dillon Inc owned by 27 Aug 1998, arrived Zurich white 27 Aug 1998, Garuda rudder. seen at Hong Kong 13 Nov 1998 engine runs, US registration cancelled 25 Nov 1998, departed 27 Nov 1998 as PP-. Operated by Varig (registered 15 Jan 1999) as PP-VQG. Seen 9 Oct 1998 Hong Kong, PP-rgd Dillon Inc 15 Jan 1999, seen in service 10 Jun 2004, seen at Rio 19 Jan 2005 parts missing, overhaul, in service, damaged 16 Jun 2006 Brasilia Airport, central wheels collapsed on landing, withdrawn from use at Jul 2006. Operated by Dillon Inc (registered 22 Oct 2007) as N725BC. Converted to freighter. Ferried Black Diamond/Flying R Ranch Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, Venezia (VE) 23-24 Oct 2007 for freighter conversion, cancelled 10 Apr 2008 to VP-. Operated by Aeroflot Cargo on 17 Jun 2008 as VP-BDR. Arrived Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands 31 May 2008 basic RG colours, primer cargo door, for painting, seen 12 Jun 2008 full colours, Dillon Inc, ferried Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands to Helsinki, Finland 16 Jun 2008 registered in the USA, US registration cancelled 17 Jun 2008, ferried Helsinki, Finland to Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow 5 Jul 2008, seen in service Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow 7 Jul 2008. Renamed Aeroflot. Seen at Frankfurt-Hahn Airport Aeroflot titles, seen Jun 2013 Frankfurt, undergoing checks prior return lessor, ferried Frankfurt International, Germany to Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville 6 Jul 2013 and stored Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville, seen 23 Oct 2014. Operated by Dillon Inc (registered 6 Feb 2015) as N382BC. Dillon Inc (Seattle WA) 6 Feb 2015, marketed by Boeing for sale Mar 2015, still withdrawn from use Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville seen 24 Oct 2015 VP-reg painted, US registration cancelled 21 Sep 2016 withdrawn from use Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville, seen 10 Oct 2016, broken up Jul 2020. Current status: scrapped.