List of preserved McDonnell Douglas aircraft

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This article is a list of aircraft that were manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and are in preservation.

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Currently preserved

Bird of Prey

A-4 Skyhawk

F-4 Phantom II

DC-9

AircraftTypePhotographBuild dateFirst flightLast flightOperatorLocationStatusNotesRef.
CF-TLLDC-9-32 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, Air Canada AN0277700.jpg 196819682002 Air Canada Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.On static display [1]
PK-GNCDC-9-32 PK-GNC Douglas DC-9-32 Garuda Indonesia at Yogyakarta 15 11 88.jpg December 18, 1970February 4, 19711993 Garuda Indonesia GMF hangar in Soekarno-Hatta Airport On static display [2]
PK-GNTDC-9-32 PK-GNT - distant view.jpg 1979May 16, 1979June 21, 1993 Garuda Indonesia Transportation Museum in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah in Jakarta, Indonesia.On static display [3] [4]
MM62012DC-9-32 MM62012 (13938038898).jpg 1973January 1974May 2001 Italian Air Force Volandia in Somma Lombardo, VareseOn static display [5] [6]
XA-JEBDC-9-32 250ex - AeroMexico DC-9-32, XA-JEB@MEX,24.07.2003 - Flickr - Aero Icarus.jpg 1969February 1969August 31, 2004 Cadereyta de Montes, Querétaro, MexicoOn static display [7]
N675MCDC-9-51 N675MC (19499690589).jpg 1975August 25, 1975November 26, 2013 Delta Flight Museum at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia On static display [8] [9]

DC-10

AircraftTypePhotographBuild dateFirst flightLast flightOperatorLocationStatusNotesRef.
9G-ANBDC-10-30 Ghana Airways DC-10-30 9G-ANB DUS 2003-8-7 2.png 1976December 19762005 Accra, Ghana On static display and in use as the La Tante DC10 Restaurant.Named Phimara by Thai Airways between March 1977 and January 1987

Named Chaiprakarn by Thai Airways in January 1987.

Named Godfred Viking by SAS Scandinavian Airlines.

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N220AUDC-10-10 N220AU DC-10-30 left.jpg 1977June 1977November 3, 2016 Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona.On static displayNamed Southern Belle by Laker Airways

Named City of Indianapolis by American Trans Air

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Z-AVTDC-10-30 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F, Avient AN1357721.jpg 1978January 197920108°39'44.89"S 115°10'1.18"EOn static displayNamed David Livingstone - The Scottish Explorer by British Caledonian.

Named Victor Trimble by Avient Aviation.

Broken up Mar 2012 at CGK. Preserved Badung, Bali, Indonesia 2014, on the roof of the Gate 88 Nightclub & Bar, rear fuselage and tail only (8°39'44.89"S 115°10'1.18"E)

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KC-10 Extender

AircraftTypePhotographBuild dateFirst flightLast flightOperatorLocationStatusNotes
84-0191DC-10-KCA United States Air Force - McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 3.jpg 198404/1985April 15th 2024United States Air ForceNational Museum of the US Air Force at Dayton Wright-Patterson AFB  On Static Display400th DC-10 Series Aircraft Built

X-36

Formerly preserved, scrapped during preservation

This is a list of aircraft that were preserved, but would be scrapped during preservation due to costs, lack of spare parts or their condition that they were in, though are considered preserved:

DC-9

AircraftTypePhotographBuild dateFirst flightLast flightOperatorLast seenScrap dateNotesRef.
N779NCDC-9-51 N779NC (12123266633).jpg 196819682002 Delta Air Lines Carolinas Aviation Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina January 2017 [14] [15]

See also

References

  1. "MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-32". Canada Aviation and Space Museum. Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  2. Nurhalim, Rendy (27 October 2017). "Ada DC-9 Berlivery Klasik di Hanggar Garuda Maintenance Facility, Buat Apa Ya?". KabarPenumpang.com. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  3. "Museum Transportasi". tmii (in Indonesian). Taman Mini Indonesia Indah. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  4. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  5. "IL DC9 PRESIDENZIALE A PORTATA DI MANO". Volandia (in Italian). 29 October 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  6. "Portion of Historic DC-9 Donated to Volandia Museum". Warbirds News. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  7. Svetkey, Benjamin (3 October 2017). "The Rise and Fall of the Big Bunny: What Happened to Hugh Hefner's Private Jet". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  8. "McDonnell Douglas DC-9 Ship 9880". Delta Flight Museum. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  9. Meng, Tiffany (28 April 2014). "Two new planes". Delta Flight Museum. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  10. "In pictures: Plane eating in Ghana". BBC. January 15, 2014. Archived from the original on November 27, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  11. "DC 10". Pima Air & Space Museum. PimaAir.org. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  12. Gurrola, Adrian (November 22, 2016). "Flying eye hospital makes final stop in Southern Arizona". News 4 Tucson. KVOA.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  13. "20 photos of Bali's Hi-Fi nightclub built in an abandoned DC-10 airplane". Mixmag Asia. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  14. "Delta Air Lines last DC-9, N779NC". Carolinas Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  15. Washburn, Mark (23 January 2014). "Delta's last DC-9 retires at Charlotte museum". CharlotteObserver.com. The McClatchy Company. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2016.