N603GC Douglas DC-10-30(F) Gemini Air Cargo MIA 30JAN99
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 07-Oct-16, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 20-May-25.
Named: "Deanie". Fleet No: "603".
This aircraft was delivered to Lufthansa as D-ADBO, a standard DC-10-30, in Jan-74 and was operated for 16 years until it was sold to Aircraft Trading and Services in Dec-90.
It was due to be leased to Zambia Airways as 9J-AFN but due to financing problems the lease never took place and the aircraft was stored at Frankfurt, Germany.
In Jul-91 it was bought back by Lufthansa and returned to service until it was withdrawn from use and stored at Marana, AZ, USA in May-93.
The aircraft was sold to Gemini Air Cargo in Nov-95 and remained stored until it was converted to freighter configuration with a main deck cargo door in May-96.
It was wet-leased to Sun Country Airlines in May-96, returning to Gemini Air Cargo in Oct-96. The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Mojave, CA, USA in Dec-01. It was broken up at Mojave in Jan-06.
N603GC Douglas DC-10-30(F) Gemini Air Cargo MIA 30JAN99
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 07-Oct-16, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 20-May-25.
Named: "Deanie". Fleet No: "603".
This aircraft was delivered to Lufthansa as D-ADBO, a standard DC-10-30, in Jan-74 and was operated for 16 years until it was sold to Aircraft Trading and Services in Dec-90.
It was due to be leased to Zambia Airways as 9J-AFN but due to financing problems the lease never took place and the aircraft was stored at Frankfurt, Germany.
In Jul-91 it was bought back by Lufthansa and returned to service until it was withdrawn from use and stored at Marana, AZ, USA in May-93.
The aircraft was sold to Gemini Air Cargo in Nov-95 and remained stored until it was converted to freighter configuration with a main deck cargo door in May-96.
It was wet-leased to Sun Country Airlines in May-96, returning to Gemini Air Cargo in Oct-96. The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Mojave, CA, USA in Dec-01. It was broken up at Mojave in Jan-06.