List of preserved McDonnell Douglas aircraft

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

Currently preserved

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Bird of Prey

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A-4 Skyhawk

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F-4 Phantom II

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DC-9

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Aircraft Type Photograph Build date First flight Last flight Operator Location Status Notes Ref.
CF-TLL DC-9-32   1968 1968 2002 Air Canada Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. On static display [1]
PK-GNC DC-9-32   December 18, 1970 February 4, 1971 1993 Garuda Indonesia GMF hangar in Soekarno-Hatta Airport On static display [2]
PK-GNT DC-9-32   1979 May 16, 1979 June 21, 1993 Garuda Indonesia Transportation Museum in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah in Jakarta, Indonesia. On static display [3][4]
MM62012 DC-9-32   1973 January 1974 May 2001 Italian Air Force Volandia in Somma Lombardo, Varese On static display [5][6]
XA-JEB DC-9-32   1969 February 1969 August 31, 2004 Cadereyta de Montes, Querétaro, Mexico On static display [7]
N675MC DC-9-51   1975 August 25, 1975 November 26, 2013 Delta Flight Museum at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia On static display [8][9]

DC-10

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Aircraft Type Photograph Build date First flight Last flight Operator Location Status Notes Ref.
9G-ANB DC-10-30   1976 December 1976 2005 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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N220AU DC-10-10   1977 June 1977 November 3, 2016 Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona. On static display Named Southern Belle by Laker Airways

Named City of Indianapolis by American Trans Air

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Z-AVT DC-10-30   1978 January 1979 2010 8°39'44.89"S 115°10'1.18"E On static display Named 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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X-36

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Formerly preserved, scrapped during preservation

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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

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Aircraft Type Photograph Build date First flight Last flight Operator Last seen Scrap date Notes Ref.
N779NC DC-9-51   1968 1968 2002 Delta Air Lines Carolinas Aviation Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina January 2017 [14][15]

See also

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References

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  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.