Douglas DC-8-50 · 51 MSN 45628

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History

Douglas DC-8-51, serial number 45628. Delivered to Northwest Orient Airlines, registered N806US. Operated by Talcott Lsg Corp on 6 Nov 1961 as N8780R. Leased to Trans Caribbean Airways on 6 Nov 1961. Trans Caribbean bought 11 Dec 1964, Douglas AcC 11 Dec 1964, Bank of America 11 Dec 1964. Leased to Eastern Airlines on 11 Dec 1964. Eastern bought 2 Jan 1968. Operated by Interswede Avtn on 23 Dec 1971 as SE-DCR. Operated by Eastern Airlines repo on 1 Mar 1972. Re-registered with Eastern Airlines on 29 Mar 1972 as N8780R. Air Jamaica not taken up. Operated by Kar-Air Finland on 2 Jun 1972 as OH-KDM. Leased to Cyprus Airways on 23 Jun 1979. Kar-Air returned 30 Sep 1979. Leased to Aeral on 11 Jun 1980. Kar-Air returned 23 Jun 1980. Operated by AirXport on 11 Feb 1985. Withdrawn from use Brussels Feb 1985, broken up May 1986; total time (flying hours) 58.904h. Current status: scrapped.