Douglas DC-8-62 · 62H MSN 46071

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History

Douglas DC-8-62H, serial number 46071. Delivered to United Airlines on 28 Jul 1969, registered N8970U. Leased to Arrow Air on 19 Jun 1984. Owned by International Air Leases 15 Aug 1984. Returned to IAL on 31 Dec 1984. Leased to Hawaiian Airlines on 1 Jan 1985. Owned by CIS Corp 31 Mar 1986; owned by Andrés Miguel Salazar Marcano Airport, Isla de Coche Dec 1986; stored 90? not JP91. Operated by Santa Fe Aviation on 7 May 1991. Seen at London-Heathrow 31 Aug 1991 in service, executive operated for Mr Kerry Packer/Australian Con Press. Operated by Australian Con Press as VR-BMR. Seen at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport operated for Kerry Packer. Operated by Sunningdale Inv as VR-BLG. Repossessed re-registered Aug 1992 in Jet Airliner Production List. Re-registered with Sunningdale Inv on 4 Jun 1997 as VP-BLG. During maintenance Lux, seen in service West Palm Beach FL 5 Feb 2000. Operated by Sin-Sad as P4-DCE. Ferried Bamako-Dublin 18 Sep 2001 for maintenance, operator not confirmed then, D-check, seen parked 1 Jan 2002 white, ferried to Geneva 8 Jan 2002, Mitigua Libya 15 Jan 2002, Dublin 23 Jan 2002 for maintenance work, seen at Luxembourg-Findel International Airport 29 Mar 2002 new green/white colours, seen at Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 7 Jul 2002 operator repossessed Jetline Inc., seen 1 Sep 2002 Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa operated for Benin Government, seen at Perpignan 26 Aug 2003 maintenance, based at Bucharest Banaesa, Airevents.de tried to have doing business as pleasure flight on it in 2006, emergency landing 27 May 2006 Bucharest Bucharest-Otopeni, Romania pressure problem after take off on ferry flight. Operated by Togo Republic on 17 Oct 2006 as 5V-TGF. Ferried Nimes-Dakar, seen in service Manaus 19 Oct 2006, seen Recife 10 Mar 2008, Aztec Capital Corporation seen 26 Aug 2009 new colours, ferried Banjul International Airport to Miami International Airport 14 Oct 2009, stored Niamtougou Togo by 14 Dec 2013, seen Feb 2017 (google earth). Current status: stored.