McDonnell Douglas MD-11F MSN 48634

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History

McDonnell Douglas MD-11, serial number 48634. Delivered to Swissair on 11 Jul 1997, registered HB-IWP. SLB 29 Apr 1997 no engines, in service 6 Aug 1997. Renamed Swiss Airlines on 31 Mar 2002. Bandung/Crossair 31 Mar 2002, arrived Mojave 16 Jun 2003 white by 17 Jun 2003, N647FE Federal Express 02/05 not taken up. Operated by WFBN on 23 Jun 2003 as N38WF. Seen stored Mojave 30 Jun 2004 still HB-rgd, ferried Mojave--Zurich 10 Sep 2004 white, seen 20 Dec 2004, for freighter conversion at SASCO Singapore in 2005 not taken up, repossessed 25 Jan 2005 being prepared for return to Mojave for stored. Operated by UPS on 24 Feb 2005 as N280UP. Converted to freighter. Ferried ZRH-Louisville UPS flight number, officially still N38WF but external registration N280UP, to Roswell Air Center Airport 27 Feb 2005, presum still not converted to freighter, seen 2 Apr 2005 white, officially re-registered 29 Aug 2005 and converted to freighter by Sep 2005, seen white Hongkong, China 15 Dec 2005, seen in service full colours 27 Apr 2006, to Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville 2 Jan 2023 for scrap. Current status: stored.