McDonnell Douglas MD-11 MSN 48519

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History

McDonnell Douglas MD-11, serial number 48519. Delivered to World/Garuda on 23 Apr 1993, registered N273WA. International Lease Finance Corporation, seen at Zur 25 May 1993 Gar tit/logo--not N272WA (error/ntu). Returned to World Airways. Seen at Paris-Charles de Gaulle, France full colours. Sub-leased to Malaysian AS. Seen in full colour scheme. Sub-leased to Garuda. Seen Marana Aerospace Solutions Inc basic, Gar titles, logo/ret World by Jul 1997. Sub-leased to City Bird on 25 Jul 1997. Withdrawn from use 23 Feb 1998, returned World. Sub-leased to Garuda. Seen at Wash Dull full colours. Sub-leased to Monarch Airlines on 14 May 1998. Delivered taipei-ANC-Manch 14-15.5, seen at Manch 19.5 white, tit+taillogo, in service 21.5, due returned 1 Nov 1998 but withdrawn from use 14 Aug 1998, replaced by 48743. Returned to World Airways on 14 Aug 1998. Seen at Saudi Arabian old tit/tail 29 Mar 1999, to Manch. 28 Apr 1999, titles removed 30 Apr 1999, Monarch leased, in service 1 May 1999, withdrawn from service 8 May 1999, returned World, seen at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, Spata-Artemida 27 Jun 1999 World colours white tail, seen 21 Jul 1999 Ostend-Bruges International Airport, Oostende full colours, ferried Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport to Phoenix Goodyear Airport 19 Jul 2003 -COS 22 Jul 2003, International Lease Finance Corporation to Wilmington Trust Company 28 Sep 2010, ferried Baltimore-GYR 29 Feb 2012 for stored, ferried Phoenix Goodyear Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport 18 May 2012, presum returned in service, last (military passengers) flight arrived Newark Liberty International Airport 23 Oct 2013, ferried Baltimore-Goodyear 4 Nov 2013, seen 7 Mar 2014 no engines, Wilmington Trust Company sold to Bank of Utah 14 Mar 2014, filed 27 Mar 2014, 21 Apr 2014, to be scrapped, broken up Oct 2014, registration cancelled 16 Feb 2017. Current status: scrapped.