48318

/446

12.1988: Assembled in Long Beach and planned for Federal Express as N318FE but not taken up

25.07.1989: To Nigeria Airways, N3042W (planned registration 5N-AUI was not taken up)

17.12.1993: Repossessed by Japan Leasing Corporation

12.1993: WFU and stored

03.1995: To Star & Sun Leasing

05.1995: Leased to World Airways

05.1995: Sub-leased to Malaysian Airline System

06.1995: Returned to World Airways

07.09.1995: Re-registred N117WA

12.03.1997: Seen in Phoenix in Garuda colours (!)

09.2001: Returned to Star & Sun Leasing

18.11.2001: WFU and stored in Manchester

22.12.2001: To Aerospace Finance, N117GB

26.01.2002: Ferried to Tel Aviv

14.11.2002: Leased to World Airways

????: Re-registred N353WL

12.2004: To Omni Air International

16.03.2005: Re-registred N270AX

Hours / cycles accumulated by 2006: 37648 / 7983

DC-10-30

planned as -30F (AF)

 

Engines:

3 CF6-50C2


Photo by Chris Coduto

Not only the last DC-10, but the last DC-aircraft: #446 in the colors of the airline which as operated it for the last five years, seen in Los Angeles on March 18th 2000




Photo by Ken Fielding

#446 taking off from Manchester on January 26th 2002. It is on the way to Tel Aviv where it will be stored for some months.

Click here to see more photos in this all white scheme




Photo by Don Boyd

The aircraft entered service with World Airways for a second time. Here it is undergoing engine maintenance in Opa Locka on June 18th 2003.


Previous aircraft: 48317/ 445

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