Douglas DC-8-62 MSN 45921

Timeline

History

Douglas DC-8-62, serial number 45921. Delivered to SAS on 11 Jan 1968, registered SE-DBG. Leased to Scanair on 19 Oct 1977. Spectrum Aerospace SAL returned May 1982. Operated by United Air Lsg Corp on 8 Oct 1986 as N756UA. Air Traffic Svcs Corp Nov 1986, converted Dec 1986. Leased to Interstate Airlines on 5 Dec 1986 as N729PL. Sub-leased to Airborne Express in Jun 1987. Owned by Aircraft Management Aug 1987, Interstate returned Feb 1988, Aircraft Management returned Aug 1988, Avengair Aug 1988. Leased to Air Transport Int'l on 10 Oct 1988. Returned Dec 1988. Leased to Cargosur on 24 Dec 1988 as EC-230. Re-registered with Cargosur on 5 Apr 1989 as EC-EMX. Seen at Miami International Airport 20 Mar 1994, gone 21.3, arrived Luxemburg 6 Jul 1994 for repaint (Avengair Inc owned), seen 3 Oct 1994 nw Cargosur colours. Merged into Iberia Cargo on 1 Jun 1995. Bought Nov 1995. Operated by Cygnus Air on 24 May 2000. Roll(ed) out Southend, full colours, for sale by May 2006, withdrawn from use 23 May 2006 Madrid stored, seen 13 Aug 2007, ferried MAD-Châteauroux 11 Mar 2008 overpainted titles, seen 17 Mar 2008 stored. Operated by CAA-Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation on 20 Aug 2008 as 3X-GEP. Ferried Châteauroux Déols airport to Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa for paint, diverted to Lanseria, South Africa, re-registered due, seen parked Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 23 Sep 2008 as such. Re-registered with CAA-Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation as 9Q-CHB. Seen at Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa full colours, seen 19 Sep 2010, seen 'still' withdrawn from use Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 3 Mar 2011, scrapping Sep 2011. Current status: scrapped.