Douglas DC-8-63F · 63CF MSN 46047

Timeline

History

Douglas DC-8-63CF, serial number 46047. Delivered to Flying Tiger Line on 31 Mar 1969, registered N793FT. Leased to ONA on 4 Apr 1969. Flying Tiger returned 30 Sep 1970. Leased to Trans International Airlines on 1 Jun 1978. Returned to Flying Tiger Line on 27 Sep 1978. Owned by Cammacorp Aug 1983. Returned to Cammacorp in Aug 1984. Converted Sep 1984. Leased to German Cargo on 10 Sep 1984 as D-ADUO. Owned by DeuL Sep 1988. Renamed Lufthansa Cargo on 1 May 1993. American Finance Group Sep 1996 (N?), returned Apr 1997. Leased to Emery WW on 20 Apr 1997 as N604AL. Registered Apr 1997 American Finance Group, seen 4 Oct 1997 Bru full Emw colours, operated for DHL, American Finance Group to Wilmington Trust Company 21.12.99, Airlines ceased 13 Aug 2001, seen stored Roswell 28 Dec 2002 full colours, ferried to Lima 15 Apr 2003, for?. Operated by Astar Air Cargo (registered 13 Apr 2004) as N809DH. Registration reserved 27 Feb 2004 Wilmington Trust Company, seen in service Societe d'Exploitation Aeronautique 16 Apr 2004 in service, seen in service Mar 2005 new colours, seen at Miami 2 Sep 2006 white, seen 24 Sep 2006 as PP-BEL white, ferried to Lima (24.09.06?) for maintenance, cancelled 26 Oct 2006. Operated by BETA Cargo on 26 Oct 2006 as PP-BEL. Seen at Manaus 4 Oct 2009 engines 2 and 4 missing; permanently withdrawn from use, seen May 2010, seen Dec 2010 Sao Paulo São Paulo-Guarulhos International, Brazil complete, seen May 2011 stored, seen Oct 2014 withdrawn from use. Operated by Brascoota/BETA Cargo in Aug 2016. Seen Aug 2016 full colour scheme (white/yellow), unveiling ceremony due 20 Sep 2016, withdrawn from service by 2019. Current status: stored.