Douglas DC-8-62 MSN 45956

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History

Douglas DC-8-62, serial number 45956. Delivered to Japan Airlines on 19 Jul 1968, registered JA8034. Operated by Conner Airlines on 23 Aug 1983 as N162CA. Operated by Northeastern Int'l Airways in Dec 1983. Operated by Conner Airlines repo in Jan 1984. Leased to Northeastern Int'l Airways on 15 Jan 1984. Northeastern bought Nov 1984. Re-registered with Northeastern Int'l Airways in Jan 1985 as N162QS. Operated by United Air Lsg Corp on 1 Feb 1985. Re-registered with United Air Lsg Corp on 15 Apr 1985 as N752UA. Converted. Operated by Zantop Int'l on 18 Jul 1985. Re-registered with Zantop Int'l in Nov 1985 as N814ZA. Operated by CF Airfreight on 7 Jun 1988. Re-registered with CF Airfreight in Jan 1989 as N994CF. Owned by New England Merchants Leasing Corporation 28 Sep 1989. Merged into Emery WW on 11 Apr 1989. Seen at Smyrna 29 Mar 2000 parked, State Street Bank & Trust Company and TC 31 May 2000, seen stored Victorville 18 Apr 2001 basic colours no titles, returned lessor May 2001 seen at Victorville, State Street Bank & Trust Company and TC sold to Compass Air VI 5 Apr 2002 (not an airline?). Operated by Rwanda Airlines as 9XR-SD. 9XR-reg seen 14 Sep 2002 Victorville, Emery basic colours no titles while N990CF was also present!? seen 10 Oct 2002 Greensboro, confusion with 9XR-SC, see 46068. overheared Dakar 28 Dec 2002 (still selcal AD-CE). Operated by Silverback Cargo Freighter. Seen at Kigali, Frontier style gorilla tail, plus other unid DC-8 same liv., seen 31 Dec 2005 Addis Ababa Bole International Airport operated for Ethiopian Airlines, s01.01.07, Airlines ceased by 2010, seen parked Kigali at Dec 2010, repossessed for sale by Jun 2012 via www.aviatorsale.com, scrapping at 2016. Current status: scrapped.