Douglas DC-8-61F · 61CF MSN 45952

Timeline

History

Douglas DC-8-61CF, serial number 45952. Delivered to Trans Caribbean Airways on 29 Feb 1968, registered N8788R. Leased to Trans International Airlines on 26 Apr 1971. Returned to American Airlines on 1 May 1972. Operated by Saturn Airways on 1 May 1972. Leased to Seaboard World Airways on 28 Feb 1975. Sub-leased to EFS Bahamas on 1 Sep 1976. Seaboard returned 1 Apr 1977. Leased to Thai Airways on 15 Jun 1977 as HS-TGG. Returned to Trans International Airlines on 31 Mar 1979 as N864FT. Leased to Flying Tiger Line on 20 Apr 1979. Std Las Vegas McCarran 81. Sub-leased to ONA on 10 Apr 1981. National Airlines new name/renamed 1 Dec 1983; Flying Tiger returned 30 Dec 1984. Returned to Transamerica Airlines on 30 Dec 1984. Withdrawn from use and std Marana AZ. Operated by United Parcel Svc-UPS on 16 May 1985. Re-registered with United Parcel Svc-UPS in Oct 1985 as N752UP. Converted to DC8-71CF Jan 1986, last UPS rev DC-8 flight 12 May 2009 Philadelphia International Airport to Louisville International Airport, seen stored Roswell Air Center Airport 23 Sep 2009, AerSale Inc 28 May 2010, 17 Jun 2010, seen at Roswell Air Center Airport 7 Oct 2011 withdrawn from use, seen Apr 2013, cancelled 18 Sep 2014. Current status: scrapped.