This DC-9 was originally delivered to Alitalia in September 1967 as I-DIKI. The plane was then sold/leased back to the airline in January 1983 and re-registered N903DC. It was placed on to the Italian register in November 1987 as I-DIBT and then re-registered again as I-DIBE in December 1992. It is pictured here taxying out for departure back to Italy and would later fly for Northwest as N602NW. It flew its last revenue flight for Northwest in March 2008 and went then to PAWA Dominicana as HI876. The airline ceased operations in February 2012 and the plane was stored at Santo Domingo (SDQ).