Douglas DC-8-61F · 61CF MSN 45948

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History

Douglas DC-8-61CF, serial number 45948. Delivered to Saturn Airways on 28 Dec 1967, registered N8955U. Leased to Seaboard World Airways on 20 Jan 1975. Sub-leased to EFS Bahamas on 1 Sep 1976. Seaboard returned 1 Apr 1977. Returned to Trans International Airlines on 25 Apr 1977. Leased to Capitol Int'l Airways on 26 Oct 1977. Triton Aviation International LLC returned 24 Jan 1978. Leased to Flying Tiger Line on 1 Feb 1978 as N862FT. Sub-leased to Emery WW on 20 Aug 1982. Flying Tiger Line returned 26 Apr 1984. Returned to Transamerica Airlines on 30 Dec 1984. Operated by United Parcel Svc-UPS on 16 May 1985. Converted to DC8-71CF Aug 1985. Re-registered with United Parcel Svc-UPS in Sep 1985 as N748UP. 8 Feb 2006 Philadelphia PA 0(3) on board fire in aft cargo area, burnt through fuselage after emergency landing (AC in new colours), wreck still there at Jul 2006, to Aeroturbine 6 Sep 2006, cancelled 6 Oct 2006. Current status: written off in an accident.