McDonnell Douglas MD-11F · ER MSN 48746

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History

McDonnell Douglas MD-11-ER, serial number 48746. Delivered to MdD, registered N9020Q. Seen at Phoe World colours, seen 26 Feb 1996. Operated by World Airways (registered Mar 1996) as N278WA. SMDFC-Memph. Leased to Philippine Airlines. Seen at London-Heathrow. Leased to El Al. El Al leased seen 13 Jul 1998 Chicago partial col/tit, Avianca leased 10.12.98-17.01.99, white/tit. Returned to World Airways. Monarch leased 8 May 1999 El Al cheatl/Air Asia logo, returned 28 May 1999, departed Manch by 31 May 1999 for Dallas FW, TransAer seen 28 Jul 1999 white, seen at Manston 11 Mar 2000 Garuda tit-tail, seen at Dubai International Airport 2 Jun 2000 World full colours, seen at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston 8 Nov 2000 added Sonair titles for IAH-Luanda 2x weekly, seen at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport 22 Jul 2001, seen at Luanda Feb 2003, seen at San Antonio 22 Mar 2004, ferried MIA-ANC-XSP 10-11 Jan 2012 for cargo conversion, seen Victorville 19 May 2012 (not cvtd?), ferried QPG-HNL-VCV 12 Jun 2012 for storage, converted to freighter Jun 2012, seen 22 Nov 2012 parked, ferried Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta 05-9 Apr 2013, US registration cancelled 17 Apr 2013. Operated by AV Cargo on 17 Apr 2013 as Z-BAM. Modified (*ERF). Ferried CGK-NBIO 2 May 2013, in service to Liege, seen in service 1 Jul 2013 full colour scheme. Operated by Global Africa Aviation as Z-GAB. Ferried Modibo Keita International Airport, Bamako to Liège-Bierset, Belgium 6 Oct 2014, seen at Narita International Airport 29 Oct 2014 white, seen at Ostend-Bruges International Airport, Oostende 20 Dec 2014, withdrawn from service 17 Jan 2017, Victorville, USA 6 Feb 2017, scrapping 17. Current status: scrapped.