McDonnell Douglas MD-88 MSN 53351

Timeline

Remarks

Austral cnc/s Long B fc 28.12.92, s7.02.93, sCDG 17.09.04, sMAD 25.09.04 Aerolineas Arg titl left, Austral right

History

McDonnell Douglas MD-88, serial number 53351, line number 2043. Delivered to Aerolineas Argentinas on 9 Jul 1993, registered LV-VCB. Austral cnc/s Long B full colours 28 Dec 1992, seen 7 Feb 1993, seen at Paris-Charles de Gaulle, France 17 Sep 2004, seen at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport 25 Sep 2004 Aerolineas Arg titles left, Austral right. Transferred to Air Plus Comet on 1 Apr 2005 as EC-JKC. In Austral colours, ferried Argentina--Madrid 29 Jun 2005 re-registered there. Returned to Austral LA on 3 Mar 2007 as LV-VCB. Ferried MAD-Sal 21 Dec 2006, ferried SJO-LIM-AEP 3 Mar 2007 after overhaul, std Buenos Aires-AEP 27 Jun 2008 without engines, seen at Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Argentina 1 May 2009 with parts of fuselage missing, seen 9 Mar 2012 in the grass, seen 13 Mar 2013 being scrapped, tail used on Barranca De Upia Airport 1-11 LV-MRZ on display San Justo, Argentina seen Jun 2013. Current status: scrapped.