Photo by Luc Meinert
Brussels was one of the top destinations for Air Zaire. Here is #158 at Zaventem airport in the 1970s
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20.05.1974: Assembled in Long Beach 26.06.1974: To Air Zaire (Mount Ngafula), 9Q-CLT 11.1975: Leased to Air Tchad 01.1976: Returned to Air Zaire 09.06.1985: To Security Pacific Financing, G-NIUK and leased to British Caledonian 14.04.1988: Merged into British Airways (Cairn Edward Forest) 04.05.1992: WFU and stored at London/Gatwick 27.05.1992: Sub-leased to Kuwait Airways 08.09.1992: Returned to British Airways, WFU and stored in Cambridge 14.10.1993: Back in service with British Airways 31.08.1994: Sub-leased to Caledonian Airways (Loch Loyal) 30.03.1997: Last service for Caledonioan Airways 1997: Returned to British Airways 1997: Sub-leased to Flying Colours 1997: Returned to British Airways 21.02.1999: WFU and stored at London/Gatwick 1999: To Finova Capital Corporation 28.06.1999: Leased to Gemini Air Cargo and ferried to Napoli to be converted to DC-10-30F (AF) 08.07.1999: Re-registred N609GC 13.12.1999: Delivered as DC-10-30F (AF) 27.12.2001: WFU and stored in Mojave 23.01.2002: Back in service 12.12.2003: Returned to Finova Capital Corporation 14.10.2004: Leased to Cielos del Perú (Petete VIII) |
DC-10-30, later -30F(AF)
Engines: 3 CF6-50C2 |
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Photo by Luc Meinert |
Brussels was one of the top destinations for Air Zaire. Here is #158 at Zaventem airport in the 1970s |
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Photo from D. Herforth collection |
Unfortunately, there was never a DC-10 in a full Kuwait Airways colour scheme. Here's #158 at London/Gatwick in June 1992. |
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Photo by Frank Schaefer |
#158 at London/Gatwick in July of 1996. |
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Photo by Frank Schaefer |
After British Airways acquired British Caledonian, some DC-10s were transferred to the charter subsidiary which got the name of "Caledonian". (London/Gatwick) |
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