Douglas DC-8-50F · 54CF MSN 45668

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History

Douglas DC-8-54CF, serial number 45668. Delivered to Capitol Int'l Airways on 13 Sep 1963, registered N4904C. Leased to Seaboard World Airlines on 30 Mar 1967. Capitol returned Sep 1967. Leased to Eastern Airlines on 12 Dec 1967 as N8740. Returned to Capitol Int'l Airways on 29 Apr 1968 as N4904C. Leased to Aviaco in Apr 1975 as EC-CQM. Aviaco bought 29 Jan 1976. Operated by Progressive Air Svcs on 15 Apr 1985. Leased to AECA on 22 Jun 1985 as HC-BLU. Progressive Air Svcs returned 15 Feb 1986. Operated by IBQ Avtn Corp in Sep 1987 as N355Q. Leased to TPI Int'l Airways on 15 Oct 1987. Sub-leased to CF Airfreight on 15 Oct 1987. Tapini Airport returned May 1988; leased again Nov 1988. Returned to TPI Int'l Airways on 26 Jul 1989. Operated by Burlington/TPI as N356WS. Stored seen Nov 1990 Kinshasa with Tapini Airport titles. Tapini Airport wants to restart with it, repossessed NMB-Postbank 3 Jun 1991. Operated by Trans Aéreos Bolivianos on 5 Jun 1991 as CP-2217. Owned by 3 Jun 1991 Transconsult, seen in service Miami (also at Brussels, Belgium as N356WS 8.91?! operated for Zaire Cargo)/seen at La Paz Jul 1996 withdrawn from use, repossessed withdrawn from use Dec 1997 La Paz in JAPL98. Operated by Global Transport (HP) on 21 Sep 1998. Operated by TCB-Tr Charter do Brasil (registered 7 Jul 1999) as PP-TAR. Seen in service Jun 2002 new colours, withdrawn from use Sao Paulo VX Capital Partners since mid 2002, seen 4 Apr 2006, operated test flight 4 Sep 2006, but repossessed still stored by Sep 2007 (missighting, not at São Paulo-Guarulhos International, Brazil Jan 2010) but gone by 2013, presum broken up. Current status: scrapped.