Douglas DC-8-61 MSN 46037

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History

Douglas DC-8-61, serial number 46037. Delivered to Eastern Airlines on 19 Dec 1968, registered N8763. Leased to Japan Airlines on 26 Sep 1972. Eastern Airlines returned 28 Mar 1976. Leased to Capitol Int'l Airways on 2 May 1976. Renamed Capitol Air on 12 Dec 1981. Batticaloa International Airport returned 25 Dec 1982, std Marana AZ. Leased to ONA on 1 May 1983. Sub-leased to Saudia in Aug 1983. Winona Municipal Airport Max Conrad Field returned 12 Oct 1983. Returned to Bankers Trust Co on 14 Oct 1983. Leased to Airlift Int'l on 10 Nov 1983. Batticaloa International Airport returned Aug 1984. Leased to Spantax on 27 Oct 1984 as EC-DVB. Operated by Lineas Aéreas Paraguayas on 18 Jan 1988 as ZP-CCR. Withdrawn from use 6 Apr 1990 Buenos Aires, dam. seen Jan 1992, ferried to Asuncion Oct 1992 (3 engines), stored there. Operated by Airborne Express (registered Feb 1995) as N853AX. Seen stored Wilmington OH 27 May 2006, cancelled 25 Apr 2007 permanently withdrawn from use. Current status: scrapped.