Douglas DC-8-62 · 62H MSN 46085

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History

Douglas DC-8-62H, serial number 46085. Delivered to United Airlines on 4 Sep 1969, registered N8973U. Leased to Rich Int'l on 30 Sep 1982. Std Miami Jul 1983; United Airlines returned 15 Jan 1984. Leased to Northeastern Int'l on 15 Jan 1984. Operated by IAL on 20 Aug 1984. Leased to Arrow Air on 21 Sep 1984. International Air Leases returned Sep 1986. Leased to Rich Int'l on 27 Feb 1987. International Air Leases returned Apr 1987. Operated by IAC Lsg Corp on 15 Apr 1987. Leased to Hawaiian Airlines on 15 Apr 1987. Owned by First Security Bank of Utah 30 Jun 1987; withdrawn from use ar04.93?seen at Kingman 19 Jun 1993 xHaw colours, owned by First Security Bank of Utah. Operated by Kal-American Int Airways on 27 Sep 1994 as N803CK. Nov 1994 xJohn Hancock Leasing, re-registered Nov 1994. Renamed Kitty Hawk International on 3 Feb 1999. Ferried MIA-Mojave 18 May 2000, seen 3 Jul 2000, seen 18 Sep 2000 full colours, Kitty H to BoO 8 Nov 2001, Arung Palakka Airport, Bone 17 Jan 2003, Aviation Leasing Group Tr 31 Jan 2003 repossessed 14 Feb 2003 to be prepared for Silk Way, cracks in u/c found in the process, repossessed retired at Mojave (02.03). Silk ntu?, US registration cancelled 31 Mar 2003. Operated by Silk Way Airlines on 5 Apr 2003 as 4K-AZ29. Ferried Mojave-Ostend 5 Apr 2003, departed, returned Aviation Leasing Group Sep 2003. Operated by Johnsons Air as 9G-PEL. Seen at Ostend ex Kitty colours no titles re-registered, departed to Dubai late 2003, seen at Bahrein 27 Feb 2004 basic Kitty colours no titles, planned Doncaster-Dubai 30 Aug 2005, seen parked Sharjah Nov 2005 blue/white damaged windshield, seen 14 Jan 2006 no titles (for sale by May 2006), "still" stored Ras-al-Khaimah seen 8 Jul 2006 stored, seen 23 Dec 2006 derelict, but repossessed in service 14 Mar 2014 Kilimanjaro International Airport, Arusha to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport operated for Ethiopian (on flightradar) presum in error, other sources: scrapped (presum 2006). Current status: scrapped.