Douglas DC-8-63 MSN 45999

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History

Douglas DC-8-63, serial number 45999. Delivered to KLM on 21 Jul 1968, registered PH-DEC. Leased to Icelandair on 13 Mar 1984 as TF-FLU. Owned by Daedalus Corp 9 Mar 1984 (TF registered), Icelandair bought 5 Nov 1984; owned by Electra Avtn 18 Jan 1989. Returned to Electra Avtn in Mar 1989 as N820TC. Leased to Trans Continental Airlines on 10 May 1989. Returned to Electra Avtn in Dec 1990 as N863E. Converted to DC8-63F Apr 1991. Leased to Southern World Airlines on 1 Jul 1991. Electra Aviation returned 3 Oct 1991. Leased to Kal-American Int Airways. N953R not taken up, owned by European Aviation Ltd (Delaware) Corp, sN863E May 1992 Miami no titles operated by Alliance Municipal Airport. Leased to Kal-American Int Airways on 17 Jul 1992. Owned by American Finance Group 17 Jul 1992. Operated by ATI-Air Transport Int on 6 Oct 1992 as N787AL. Seen at Frankfurt International, Germany 7 Oct 1992. Re-registered with ATI-Air Transport (registered May 1994) as N788AL. Sis6.94/own American Finance Group. Operated by Airborne Express on 11 Feb 1997 as N828AX. Mar 1997, re-registered Nov 1997, parked by Dec 2007, standby. seen stored Cincinnati 27 Apr 2008 Albury Airport, East Albury colours, seen 11 Jun 2008, cancelled 21 Jul 2009 to 9G-. Operated by Meridian Airways on 21 Jul 2009 as 9G-AXC. Seen at Cape Town International Airport 14 Sep 2009, ferried TIP to Ostend-Bruges International Airport, Oostende 16 Sep 2009 white, titles, EU blacklisted Aug 2010, parked Ostend by 28 Jul 2010, seen 16 Sep 2010, ferried out 3 Dec 2010 Ostend-Bruges International Airport, Oostende to Kotoka International Airport, Accra, seen stored Accra 24 Jan 2011, seen in service Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi 17 Nov 2011 full colour scheme, available for immediate sale via myairlease Apr 2012, aircraft grounded by Ghana El Aguacate Airport 31 Dec 2013, airline looks at another country to register, seen at Accra 25 Dec 2014 being broken up, parts of fuselage already missing, seen 13 Jan 2015 being broken up. Current status: scrapped.