The last DC-10 in Europe! – Retirement flight before scrapping

This video features footage (from Liege, Belgium) of the last flight, of the last civilian DC-10 in Europe! N495DC (former Z-ALT) was bound for Crestview Bob Sikes Airport via Bangor. This old lady flew for more than 34 years, until she ended her days in Crestview Bob Sikes, Florida.

After push-back, they had engine problems and after 25 minutes, they had to return to parking. This gave us an opportunity to drive to the other side of the airport to capture the takeoff when they had finally solved the problems.

This DC-10 (c/n 47818) has been serving many airlines back in the days:
-1979-80 Singapore Airlines
-1980-92 Varig
-1992 World Airways
-1992-93 Garuda Indonesia
-1993-96 Biman Bangladesh Airlines
-1996-98 McDonnell Douglas Finance Corporation (MDFC)
-1998-2000 Caledonian Airways
-2000-02 JMC Airlines
–Converted to freighter–
-2002-07 DAS Air Cargo
-2007-13 Avient Aviation
-2013 Southern Aircraft Consultancy

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