Douglas DC-8-50 · 55 MSN 45764

Timeline

History

Douglas DC-8-55, serial number 45764. Delivered to Japan Airlines on 14 Feb 1966, registered JA8016. Operated by United Air Lsg Corp on 1 Jul 1980 as N907R. Leased to ONA on 1 Jul 1980. Returned to United Air Lsg Corp on 1 Nov 1980. Converted Nov 1980. Leased to International Air Cargo in Jan 1981. IAC bought 1 Jun 1981. Renamed Air Transport Int'l in Jul 1981. Operated by Orbis Travel Agency on 1 Jul 1983. Leased to Trans Arabian Air Transport in Aug 1983. Orbis returned Sep 1984. Leased to Trans Arabian Air Transport in Jan 1985 as ST-AJD. Operated by Electrospace Syst on 29 Jul 1988 as N907R. Operated by Trans Continental on 15 Sep 1989 as N812TC. Owned by Chryslet Tech. 29 Jan 1990, returned Chrysler 21 Jun 1990. Leased to Emery WW on 5 Oct 1990. Withdrawn from use seen at Waco; TSTI leased 3 Apr 1992, returned Chrysler 1 Jan 1992 maybe returned earlier 'seen New Orleans-Lakefront, LA col'/rCTCFS Dec 1992. Operated by Kal-American Int Airways ls on 9 Dec 1992. Seen at Miami International Airport no tit/own Computershare Trust Company of Canada, returned 14 Jan 1993, leased 1 Jul 1993 again, returned 28.04.94/s stored Macon GA 29 Apr 1994. Leased to TMC Airlines on 22 Dec 1994. Owned by CTC/Chrysler Corp r5.96/ seen at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport 1 Sep 1997 parked beige/brown colours. Operated by Trans Continental Airlines. SMIA/seen at DetrY 23 May 1998 no tit/Chrysler Corp to First Security Bank 12.11.98/seen at Detr WR 28 Mar 1999 Thomas Cook Airlines colours no titles, seen stored 2 Mar 2000 old Thomas Cook Airlines colours, seen 30 Jul 2000 blue/grey colours no titles, seen at Detroit Detroit-Willow Run, MI 2 Sep 2001 white no titles. Operated by MK Airlines on 13 May 2002. Bought ex Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, 10 Jun 2002 (registered in the USA), seen worked on Detroit Detroit-Willow Run, MI 21 Sep 2002, arrived Manston 21 Oct 2002 still basic Thomas Cook Airlines colours, seen stored 2 Mar 2003, seen 12 Apr 2003, seen 5 Oct 2003, cancelled 27 Oct 2003 exported to Ghana, seen 25 Jan 2004 still withdrawn from use Manston intact. Re-registered with MK Airlines in Feb 2004 as 9G-MKT. Flew Manston-Filton 11 Jun 2004, seen 2 Oct 2004 behind maintenance hangar, now with many parts missing, seen 12 Aug 2005, seen at 20 Aug 2006 doing engine runs, might return flying. Operated by Hewa Bora Airways on 8 Sep 2006 as 9Q-CHM. Ferried Filton-Tripoli 8 Sep 2006, overhauled/repaired using parts of 45858 (bought Sep 2007), to be restored and due in service 2008 on 9Q-register, re-registered 12 Jul 2007 (regi conf. Apr 2009), seen at Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 6 Jun 2008, flying 5 Oct 2008, presum withdrawn from use by 2011. Current status: stored.