Douglas DC-8-63F · 63CF MSN 46086

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Remarks

manuf 11.07.69

History

Douglas DC-8-63CF, serial number 46086. Delivered to Flying Tiger Line on 4 Aug 1969, registered N974FT. Manuf 11 Jul 1969. Leased to World Airways on 6 Nov 1975. Flying Tiger returned 9 May 1976. Leased to Trans International Airlines on 1 Mar 1978. Re-registered with Trans International Airlines in Apr 1978 as N870TV. Renamed Transamerica Airlines on 1 Oct 1979. Returned to Flying Tiger Line on 12 Jun 1984. Owned by Bendix Corp 12 Jun 1984; converted to DC8-73CF Jul 1984. Returned to Bendix Corp on 19 Jul 1984. Leased to Emery WW on 19 Jul 1984. (operated for DHL JP92), RFC Dec 1994, stored seen 10 Dec 2001 Kingman basic colours no titles, TFC N870TV/7 Inc, to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest 16 Apr 2002, seen stored 19 May 2002, seen 20 Aug 2002, seen 26 Jan 2003 EmWW colours, Wells Fargo Bank Northwest to AeroTurbine 11 Apr 2003, seen 24 Dec 2003 basic EmWW colours, seen 26 Apr 2004 no engines, seen 30 Jan 2005 in scrapping area, seen 8 Sep 2005, still Kingman Airport 28 Feb 2006 EmWW colours, Wells Fargo Bank Northwest 24 Apr 2006, 31 May 2006 permanently withdrawn from use Kingman Airport (not cancelled yet), seen 16 Oct 2006 missing many parts, seen 8 May 2007 engines are being mounted, prepared for service, ferried Kingman-GYR 24 Mar 2007 not to South America... seen stored Goodyear 20 Nov 2007. Operated by BETA Cargo on 23 Jan 2008 as PP-BEM. Ferried GYR-Miami-Lima, due for service, US registration cancelled 6 Aug 2008, seen in service São Paulo-Guarulhos International, Brazil 26 Sep 2008, Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport 2 Jun 2010, repossessed stored Manaus by 05.11, Airlines lost licence Jul 2012. Current status: stored.