Here are a couple of my recent DC-10 additions which makes it 28 DC-10s in the collection, 18 of which are Aeroclassics - in my opinion the best DC-10 mould.
Lufthansa DC-10-30 D-ADMO:
The first of Lufthansa's eleven DC-10s arrived in November 1973 with the last ADMO Dortmund not arriving until four years later. The DC-10s served throughout the 80s and were finally replaced by A340-300s. This aircraft was converted to a freighter and with several of her sisters went to the new Gemini Air Cargo. She became N600GC and served until Geminis ultimate bankruptcy in August 2008. Subsequently she was stored at Roswell.
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Lufthansa McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 by rstretton, on Flickr
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Lufthansa McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 by rstretton, on Flickr
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Lufthansa McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 by rstretton, on Flickr
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Lufthansa McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 by rstretton, on Flickr
Ecuatoriana DC-10-30 HC-BKO:
Ecuatoriana gained its first widebody in 1983 when it purchased an ex-Swissair HB-IHA St Gallen which had originally been delivered to Swiss in November 1972. She became HC-BKO / FAE46575 and enabled the airline to operate long-haul non-stop services to destinations in Canada and Spain for the first time. Unfortunately corruption and poor management blighted the airline in the early 1990s and it became increasingly unreliable ceasing operations altogether in 1993. VASP bought over 50% of the carrier in 1996 and restarted operations. This aircraft was reregistered as PP-SFB in May 1996. A downturn in Ecuadors economy however led to more financial strife in 2000 and Ecuatoriana shutdown after attempts to sell it failed. This aircraft was broken up at Quito in 2004.
I'm not actually certain this frame ever wore this reg with this livery - I certainly couldn't find any photos. Not as nice as the rainbow scheme but still nice enough.
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Ecuatoriana McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 by rstretton, on Flickr
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Ecuatoriana McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 by rstretton, on Flickr
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Ecuatoriana McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 by rstretton, on Flickr
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Ecuatoriana McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 by rstretton, on Flickr
Lufthansa DC-10-30 D-ADMO:
The first of Lufthansa's eleven DC-10s arrived in November 1973 with the last ADMO Dortmund not arriving until four years later. The DC-10s served throughout the 80s and were finally replaced by A340-300s. This aircraft was converted to a freighter and with several of her sisters went to the new Gemini Air Cargo. She became N600GC and served until Geminis ultimate bankruptcy in August 2008. Subsequently she was stored at Roswell.
Lufthansa McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 by rstretton, on Flickr
Lufthansa McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 by rstretton, on Flickr
Lufthansa McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 by rstretton, on Flickr
Lufthansa McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 by rstretton, on Flickr
Ecuatoriana DC-10-30 HC-BKO:
Ecuatoriana gained its first widebody in 1983 when it purchased an ex-Swissair HB-IHA St Gallen which had originally been delivered to Swiss in November 1972. She became HC-BKO / FAE46575 and enabled the airline to operate long-haul non-stop services to destinations in Canada and Spain for the first time. Unfortunately corruption and poor management blighted the airline in the early 1990s and it became increasingly unreliable ceasing operations altogether in 1993. VASP bought over 50% of the carrier in 1996 and restarted operations. This aircraft was reregistered as PP-SFB in May 1996. A downturn in Ecuadors economy however led to more financial strife in 2000 and Ecuatoriana shutdown after attempts to sell it failed. This aircraft was broken up at Quito in 2004.
I'm not actually certain this frame ever wore this reg with this livery - I certainly couldn't find any photos. Not as nice as the rainbow scheme but still nice enough.
Ecuatoriana McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 by rstretton, on Flickr
Ecuatoriana McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 by rstretton, on Flickr
Ecuatoriana McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 by rstretton, on Flickr
Ecuatoriana McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 by rstretton, on Flickr