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30.01.1978: Assembled in Long Beach

18.05.1979: To Western Air Lines (909), N909WA

01.04.1987: Merged into Delta Air Lines (785)

06.1988: To United Aviation Services

14.06.1988: Leased to Scanair and sub-leased to American Airlines

09.09.1988: To Atlantic Business, leased to Scanair and sub-leased to American Airlines

12.11.1988: Returned to Scanair

15.02.1989: Re-registred SE-DHY and named (Snoopy)

30.11.1993: Sub-leased to Sun Country Airlines

11.04.1994: Returned to Premiair, name retained (Scanair merged into this airline)

31.03.1995: To Skand. Luftfartintress. and leased to Premiair

09.05.1995: Re-registred OY-CNY

25.10.2000: To Airtours International, G-TDTW

23.12.2000: First service for Airtours International

06.06.2001: Damaged in ground collision with Airtours 767 G-DAJC

2001: WFU and stored in Manchester

2002: Back in service with MyTravel

30.09.2003: Last service for MyTravel from Malta to Manchester as MYT188

01.10.2003: Ferried to Exeter, WFU and stored

16.01.2004: Ferried to Kemble

11.2004: To Executive Aerospace, 3D-MRQ

2005: WFU and stored in Johannesburg

????: To Global Aviation Investments

13.01.2006: Re-registred ZS-GAW

Aircraft is still stored in Johannesburg

DC-10-10

 

Engines:

3 CF6-6D1A


Photo from Frank Schaefer

American Airlines leased three ex-Western / Delta DC-10s for a couple of months in 1988. Note the white fuselage! (Dallas/ Fort Worth, 1988)




Photo from Taxiways collection

The old Premiair colour scheme was worn until the airline became part of the Airtours group.

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Photo by Paulo Carvalho

#252 in Faro in March 2000

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Photo by Paulo Carvalho

Same aircraft, same location, same colour scheme - but now airline and registration are british. (FAO 09/2001)

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Photo by Ken Fielding

On May 1st 2002, airoturs became MyTravel. The aircraft got an interim colour scheme as shown here on #252 (MAN 02/06/2002).

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