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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-10 / MD-11 / KC-10 Extender
    Latest Model:DC-10-10
    Construction Number:46501
    Last Civil Registration:N220AU
    Compressed ID:McDD DC-10-10 cn 46501 cr N220AU
    Latest Owner or Location:Pima Air and Space Museum, Davis-Monthan AFB (South Side), Tucson, Arizona

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    Dates

    Event

    1971

    Constructed as a DC-10-10 by McDonnell Douglas.
    Line No2 of Douglas DC-10 production

    29 January 1971

    To McDonnell Douglas Corporation with new c/r N101AA {1}.

    October 1972

    To McDonnell Douglas Corporation with new c/r N10DC.

    June 1977

    To Laker Airways with new c/r G-BELO.

    3 June 1978


    Photographer: Lewis Grant
    Notes: G-BELO : McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 : Laker Airways -Skytrain titles, named Southern Belle.Ready to line up on runway 08 at London Gatwick.G-BELO was the 2nd DC-10 built, refurbished and sold to Laker after completing its role in the flight test programme

    February 1983

    To American Trans Air with new c/r N183AT.

    To Air Hawaii keeping c/r N183AT.

    February 1986

    To Cal Air International with new c/r G-GCAL.

    7 December 1988

    To Novair International Airways keeping c/r G-GCAL.

    From 27 November 1991 to 2016

    To Project ORBIS International (Flying EYE Hospital) with new c/r N220AU.

    16 December 1991

    Certificate of airworthiness for N220AU (DC-10-10, 46501) issued.

    2 February 1995

    To Project Orbis International Inc, New York, NY keeping c/r N220AU.

    November 2016

    To Pima Air and Space Museum, Davis-Monthan AFB (South Side), Tucson, AZ.
    View the Location Dossier

    25 January 2017

    Civil registration, N220AU, cancelled.

    31 March 2017


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Pima Air and Space Museum
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