Douglas DC-8-62 MSN 45953

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History

Douglas DC-8-62, serial number 45953. Delivered to Japan Airlines on 19 Apr 1968, registered JA8031. Leased to Japan Asia in Aug 1983. Owned by World Aircraft Sales Company 1 Aug 1984, returned Japan Airlines 1 Sep 1984 (owned by World Aircraft Sales Company), World Leasing Corp 2 Jan 1988. Operated by Airborne Express on 2 Jan 1988 as N807AX. Owned by International Air Leases. Leased to Aero Perú on 26 May 1988 as OB-R-1323. Re-registered with Aero Perú as OB-1323. Returned to IAL on 25 Aug 1991 as N66656. Withdrawn from use seen Aug 1991 Miami, seen 1 Mar 1992 Opa Locka/ returned fr leased white, red tail. Leased to Arrow Air on 17 Dec 1993. Cargodoor seen 11 Mar 1994 Phoenix, white, seen at Miami International Airport white 27 Apr 1995, cancelled Oct 1995. Leased to DIGEX on 27 Sep 1995 as PT-DGX. Seen at Sao Paulo 3 Nov 1995, mistakenly painted PT- on righthand. Re-registered with DIGEX as PP-DGX. Returned to IAL on 17 Jul 1997 as N66656. Seen at Roswell NM 17 Sep 1997 white as N-, seen Jul 1998 silver, International Air Leases to Salinas Municipal Airport of PR 2 Mar 1999, to Agro Air Ass 10 Mar 1999, still Roswell seen Mar 1999, Agro to Salinas Municipal Airport of PR 15 Oct 1999, seen at Opa-Locka 27 Mar 2000 white/grey, seen 8 Jul 2000 stored area, seen 8 Dec 2001 white, 45953 painted on fuselage, good condition, International Air Leases of PR to Westchester Avtn Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo 26 Apr 2002, seen at Opa-Locka 13 Aug 2002 white, reas. condition, seen 3 May 2003 new white paint, work performed on engines, seen 10 Jul 2003, seen 19 Nov 2003 worked on, ferried Opa-Locka-Barbados 30 Nov 2003, cancelled 5 Apr 2004 to Armenia. Operated by Guinee Express Avtn as 3X-GDN. Seen at Sharjah 20 Dec 2003 white no titles, not in JP2004, seen Tripoli 3 Nov 2007 white no titles, 'still' withdrawn from use seen 14 Jun 2009, destroyed 2019 during attack 0(0). Current status: written off in an accident.