Douglas DC-8-63 MSN 46054

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History

Douglas DC-8-63, serial number 46054. Delivered to SAS on 26 Apr 1969, registered LN-MOY. Operated by Thai Airways on 26 Oct 1974 as HS-TGY. Owned by Boeing 15 Dec 1982. Operated by Sterling Airways on 9 May 1984 as OY-SBL. Operated by SAS on 28 Oct 1986. Leased to Scanair on 14 Feb 1987. Scanair bought 31 Dec 1987; owned by Aerolease Int'l 2 Nov 1988. Returned to Aerolease Int'l on 6 May 1989 as N796AL. Converted to DC8-63F Aug 1989. Leased to Emery WW in Jun 1989. Owned by AeL s'CF Airfr 15 Sep 1989 (Airtrain)' seen full Emery colours Apr 1991, State Street Bank & Trust Company and TC 31 May 2000, seen stored Smyrna TN 12 Aug 2000 basic EmWW colours no titles, Compass Air VI 30 Apr 2002 (based San Francisco, broker?),. Operated by International Air Response on 3 Jun 2002. Ferried Marana-Williams Gateway 15 Jul 2002, seen 27 Jul 2002 white no titles small tail logo, ferried to Torreon 28 Sep 2002. Leased to Aeropostal (XA) as XA-TXS. Seen at Torreon, seen 12 Oct 2003 re-registered, never XA-TAS, didn't do much revenue services, parked Toluca since Jan 2004, seen 3 Jan 2005 Toluca as XA-TXS again, ferried to Tucson International Airport 28 Jun 2005 presum returned lessor, seen at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport 3 Jul 2005, departed 17 Aug 2005 to Queretaro (Mexico), in service by 12 Oct 2005 (to Tapachula, Stan hurricane relief flights). Operated by PCG de México. Seen at QET new purple colours, no titles, repossessed stored but still complete and airworthy (engine and taxi runs but no flights for doing business as while) at Queretaro by Jan 2014, seen 2 Mar 2014 withdrawn from use, seen Feb 2017. Current status: stored.