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18.01.1971: Assembled in Long Beach

23.12.1970: First flight (!)

15.05.1972: To United Airlines (3601), N1801U

09.1994: WFU and stored at Mc Carran Field, Las Vegas, Nevada

Hours / cycles accumulated by 09/1994: 62131 / 24357

30.06.1998: Ferried to Venice for freighter conversion

Hours / cycles accumulated by 30/06/1998: 62144 / 24361

12.1998: To FedEx, N364FE

2000: Converted to DC-10-10F (AF)

2000: Converted to MD-10F

29.09.2000: Delivered to FedEx as MD-10F

18.12.2003: Burnt out after hard landing in Memphis, TN when right main gear collapsed (0 killed / 7 survived) - Hours / cycles: 65365 / 26163

DC-10-10

later -10F(AF)

later MD-10F

 

Engines:

3 CF6-6D


Photo from Taxiways collection

Nice view of United's first DC-10.



Photo by Michael Carter

#4 still wears "Experimental" titles as it prepares to land at LGB in June 2000. The aircraft is returning home from a test flight after MD-10 conversion.

Click here to see more photos in this FedEx scheme



Photos from the accident on December 18th 2003 are available here (courtesy of kc-10.net).

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