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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-10 / MD-11 / KC-10 Extender
    Latest Model:DC-10-30
    Construction Number:48315
    Last Civil Registration:N522AX
    Compressed ID:McDD DC-10-30 cn 48315 cr N522AX
    Latest Owner or Location:BC Aircraft Leasing Llc, Albuquerque, NM

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    Dates

    Event

    1988

    Constructed as a DC-10-30 by McDonnell Douglas.
    MCDONNELL-DOUGLAS DC-10-30 48315

    30 March 1988

    To Japan Air System with new c/r JA8550.

    December 1997

    To Harlequin Air keeping c/r JA8550.

    March 2000

    To Northwest Airlines with new c/r N243NW.

    20 September 2000

    Certificate of airworthiness for N522AX (DC-10-30, 48315) issued.

    20 November 2006

    To Omni Air International with new c/r N522AX.

    2012

    Withdrawn from use.
    Stored at Goodyear AZ.

    2 December 2013

    To BC Aircraft Leasing Llc, Albuquerque, NM with new c/r N522AX.

    2014

    To 10 Tanker Air Carrier keeping c/r N522AX.

    Converted to Water Bomber.

    Operated as fire service #912.

    After 2014


    Photographer: Facebook / Aerial Fire-Fighting

    2 August 2015


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at McClellan Air Park, Sacramento, CA.

    2 August 2015


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at McClellan Air Park, Sacramento, CA.

    2 August 2015


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at McClellan Air Park, Sacramento, CA.

    22 August 2020


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at McClellan Park in Sacramento, CA.

    12 July 2022

    To BC Aircraft Leasing Llc, Albuquerque, NM keeping c/r N522AX.


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