Douglas DC-8-30 · 31 MSN 45274

Timeline

Remarks

first DC-8 to fly to South America

History

Douglas DC-8-31, serial number 45274. Delivered to Panagra on 6 Apr 1960, registered N8274H. First DC-8 to fly to South America. Merged into Braniff on 1 Feb 1967. Operated by Capitol Int'l Airways on 9 Nov 1967. Re-registered with Capitol Int'l Airways in Apr 1968 as N4901C. Leased to National Airlines on 8 Dec 1969. Returned to Capitol Int'l Airways on 1 Dec 1972. To be registration as N901CL, but never used. Re-registered with Capitol Int'l Airways on 3 Jun 1977 as N905CL. Leased to ONA on 24 Apr 1979. Capitol returned Sep 1979. Leased to Air Fleets Int'l on 1 Nov 1979. Capitol returned Apr 1980. Leased to Sun Land Airlines on 9 Jun 1980. Sun Land Airlines bought 2 Feb 1981. Operated by Texas Air Carrier on 10 Aug 1982. Operated by Vuelos Especiales Liberianos on 1 Mar 1983. Waco, Texas Mar 1983, seen Oct 1987 poor condition, seen Jul 1990 minus parts TSTC Waco Airport, "Thomson's Aircraft Painting and Salvage" titles as N90CTB seen Feb 1990, seen Sep 1995, seen Jan 2000 derelict, scrapped and cockpit moved to home in Hot Springs AR 28 Aug 2001, (20 feet long, 9000 pounds) youtube movie exists of transport on truck, total time 50410, repossessed Aug 2010 cockpit to be restored into old United colours and moved to doing business as museum to be preserved inside as N8247H, see http://dc8cockpit.catisp.com/index_008.htm, radome found and attached to nose seen Jul 2012, registration cancelled 17 May 2013. Current status: stored.