Douglas DC-8-50F · 55CF MSN 45817

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Slick AW NTU

History

Douglas DC-8-55CF, serial number 45817. Delivered to Flying Tiger Line on 12 Jan 1966, registered N805SW. Slick Airways not taken up. Leased to Seaboard World Airlines on 12 Jan 1966. Flying Tiger returned 5 Mar 1969. Leased to Universal Airlines on 5 Apr 1969 as N805U. Sub-leased to SAS on 10 Jun 1970. Flying Tiger returned 9 Dec 1970. Operated by Balair on 2 Apr 1971 as HB-IDU. Operated by ONA on 4 Oct 1979 as N9110V. Leased to Libyan Arab Airlines on 4 Oct 1979. Winona Municipal Airport Max Conrad Field returned Nov 1979. Leased to Aeral on 29 Nov 1979. Sub-leased to Saudia on 9 Jun 1980. Aeral returned 24 Jun 1980; Winona Municipal Airport Max Conrad Field returned 18 Sep 1980. Leased to Libyan Arab Airlines on 23 Sep 1980. Winona Municipal Airport Max Conrad Field returned 13 Oct 1980, leased again 24 Oct 1980, Winona Municipal Airport Max Conrad Field returned 14 Nov 1980. Leased to Elan Air on 11 Jul 1981 as N911R. Winona Municipal Airport Max Conrad Field returned 5 Mar 1982. Leased to Rich Int'l Airways on 7 Jan 1983. Winona Municipal Airport Max Conrad Field returned 23 Aug 1983; National Airlines new name/renamed 1 Dec 1983. Leased to Air Transport Int'l in Feb 1984. Returned to National Airlines on 15 Oct 1984. Operated by AirXport on 15 Apr 1986 as TF-AED. Operated by Eagle Air on 15 Aug 1986. Leased to Aéreos Trans de Panama on 15 Aug 1986 as HP-1088. Owned by EAS Cargo. Returned to EAS Cargo on 2 Jan 1987 as 5N-ATS. Operated by Connie Kalitta on 1 Aug 1988 as N808CK. Renamed Kal-American Int Airways on 1 Mar 1991. Leased to Trans Continental on 9 Aug 1994. Seen Atl 14 Dec 1995 no titles, Kal colours, operated for TCA?, seen at Miami International Airport 28 Mar 1996 TC full colours. Re-registered with Trans Continental in Sep 1996 as N182SK. Then old registration, re-registered seen 17 Jan 1997, parked Detroit Detroit-Willow Run, MI seen 22 Aug 1999, Scott B King Trustee, owned by by 2 Mar 2000, 24 May 2000 Thomas Cook Airlines Creditor Trust, seen stored Detroit Detroit-Willow Run, MI 2 Mar 2000 Thomas Cook Airlines colours, Gap-Tallard Airfield, Tallard, Hautes-Alpes 19 Sep 2000, seen 13 Jan 2001, engine being removed, 25 Feb 2001 being broken up. Current status: scrapped.