Douglas DC-8-61F · 61 MSN 45976

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Remarks

cvtd to DC8-71 09.82; own AeroUSA 18.07.90

History

Douglas DC-8-61, serial number 45976. Delivered to United Airlines on 10 Jul 1968, registered N8086U. Converted to DC8-71 Sep 1982; owned by AeroUSA 18 Jul 1990. Returned to AeroUSA on 20 Nov 1990. Converted to 71F by Aeronavali Aug 1991. Leased to VASP Cargo on 6 Sep 1991 as PP-SOP. Returned to GPA as PT-WBM. Re-registered with GPA on 15 Jan 1993 as EI-CGY. Withdrawn from use, seen Ft Worth Meach 5 Feb 1993 full colours, PT registration. Leased to Fast Air on 25 Mar 1993 as CC-CAR. Guinness Peat Aviation/GPA Group returned Jul 1998, seen at Los Angeles International 26 Apr 1999 'Cargo' titles only (still/again for Fast?), seen at Mexico City 16 Feb 2000. Leased to MAS Air Cargo as XA-MAS. Seen at Miami International Airport basic Fast Air colours, seen Miami 17 May 2002 white. Returned to GECAS on 2 Jul 2002 as N976AL. Also repossessed returned 8 Jul 2002 AFL/WFBN, seen stored Roswell 28 Dec 2002 white, cancelled 12 Feb 2003. Leased to TAMPA Colombia on 12 Feb 2003 as HK-4277X. Re-registered with TAMPA Colombia as HK-4277. Still old colours seen Dec 2004, seen in service Miami 16 Feb 2005 new colours, seen in service Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, San Juan 3 Dec 2006 but repossessed suffered u/c collapse Miami 4 Feb 2007 and broken up seen 16 Jun 2007. Current status: scrapped.