Photo by Thomas Millard
Although US-registred, #345 was not a short-time lease but spent almost all its career flying for Finnair.
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17.07.1981: Assembled in Long Beach, first flight and planned for Egyptair but not taken up 11.08.1981: To Finnair, N345HC (planned registration OH-LHC) 04.1988: To Bankers Trust of California and leased back to Finnair 07.1992: To First Trust of California and leased to Finnair ????: Converted to DC-10-30ER 12.04.1994: Sub-leased to Garuda Indonesia 22.06.1994: Returned to Finnair 01.04.1995: Sub-leased to Garuda Indonesia (Ferried with Birgenair callsign (!)) 13.06.1995: Returned to Finnair 23.08.1995: To Aircraft Tranding & Investments Corporation, sold to First Security Bank of Utah and leased to Finnair 12.01.1996: Sub-leased to Air Liberté 1997: Leased ("Subs" unknown) to Garuda Indonesia ????: Returned to FSBU 08.01.1998: Leased to Air Liberté, F-GPVC Hours accumulated by 11/10/2001: ca. 70 500 / 10 700 22.09.2001: Merged into Air Lib 17.10.2001: Repainted into new colours 19.10.2001: Back in service 06.02.2003: WFU and stored at Paris/CDG after Air Lib ceased operations 2003: Ferried to Helsinki 15.12.2003: To Omni Air International, N810AX |
DC-10-30, later -30ER
Engines: 3 CF6-50C2B |
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Photo by Thomas Millard |
Although US-registred, #345 was not a short-time lease but spent almost all its career flying for Finnair. |
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Photo from TAXIWAYS collection |
DC-10 aircraft are not very common visitors in Hamburg, so it was almost a surprise to see #345 there. Click here to see more photos in this Air Liberté scheme |
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Photo by Paulo Carvalho |
In 2001, Air Liberté merged into Air Lib and #345 became one of the first aircraft to be repainted. (FAO 10/11/2001) Click here to see more photos in this Air Lib scheme |
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