Douglas DC-8-61F · 61 MSN 46040

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Remarks

own Douglas; cvtd to DC8-71 09.83; United AL bt 06.84; own AeroUSA 24.01.90

History

Douglas DC-8-61, serial number 46040. Delivered to United Airlines on 14 May 1969, registered N8096U. Owned by Douglas; converted to DC8-71 Sep 1983; United Airlines bought Jun 1984; owned by AeroUSA 24 Jan 1990. Returned to AeroUSA on 15 Aug 1990. Returned also repossessed 28 May 1990; converted to Freighter Nov 1990. Leased to Southern AT on 7 Mar 1991 as N872SJ. Returned Guinness Peat Aviation/GPA Group 9 Jan 1992 (Jet Airliner Production List), but still in service 95 (leased operated for Austr Express 10.01.95-10.03.95) returned AeroUSA 8 May 1998, AerCoUSA 7 Jul 1998. Leased to Florida West IA on 31 Jul 1998. AerCoUSA 23 Jul 1998, Aurora Leasing Inc leased 31.7, sub-lsd FlW, seen at Miami International Airport 3 Aug 1998 white, returned less. Leased to LAN Chile in Nov 1998. Seen at Miami International Airport 8 May 1999 white, seen in service 19 May 1999 Orlando, seen at Los Angeles International 8 Apr 2000 white, operated by Florida West no nosewheel door, seen at Miami International Airport 3 Sep 2000 white. Returned to Florida West IA. Seen at Ontario 11 Dec 2001, seen in service Washington Washington-Dulles International 20 Dec 2001, seen in service Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport 5 Apr 2002 basic colours, operated for Marana Aerospace Solutions Inc Cargo, seen stored Goodyear 12 Apr 2003 white, cancelled 12 Jun 2003. Leased to TAMPA Colombia on 12 Jun 2003 as HK-4294X. Returned to AeroUSA on 8 Oct 2004 as N872SJ. Seen 28 Feb 2005 stored "still" Roswell still full TAMPA colours as HK-4294X,. Operated by Murray Avtn (registered 29 Apr 2005). Celtic Leasing Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo 29 Apr 2005, seen 5 May 2005 Detroit Willow Run white, new operator in photo cap, seen at Ostend 24 May 2006 white/grey no titles/logos, seen in service Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport 28 Sep 2006 white, Miami 22 Feb 2007, National Air Cargo Group Leasing Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo (Ypsilanti MI) 17 Jul 2008. Renamed National Airlines in Dec 2008. Seen at Sharjah International Airport 23 Dec 2008 full National Airlines colours, seen in service at 25 Dec 2009 EKCH-Bagram Bagram Airfield. Re-registered with National Airlines on 17 Mar 2011 as N872CA. Re-registered reserved 28 Feb 2011, seen at Miami International Airport 21 Mar 2011 full colours, seen in service Ostend-Bruges International Airport, Oostende 11 Apr 2012, type ceased 31 May 2012, ferried Detroit YIP-Oscoda 27 Oct 2012, returned to National Air Cargo Group Leasing Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo, Third Star Aviation Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo (Miami FL) bought 31 Oct 2012, 27 Nov 2012, see construction-number 46067, registration cancelled 21 Feb 2018 permanently withdrawn from use. Current status: scrapped.