Douglas DC-8-62 · 62H MSN 46098

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std Marana AZ 04.81

History

Douglas DC-8-62H, serial number 46098. Delivered to Alitalia on 10 Feb 1970, registered I-DIWW. Std Marana AZ Apr 1981. Operated by Guy American Airways on 1 Feb 1983. Operated by Sea & Sun Avtn in Apr 1983 as N39305. Leased to Pacific East Air on 6 Jun 1983. Sea and Sun returned Jul 1984. Operated by CIS Corp on 1 Dec 1985. Operated by MGM Grand Air on 20 Jan 1988. Converted Mar 1989. Re-registered with MGM Grand Air in Apr 1990 as N802MG. RGrH 12.94/seen at Orlando 14 Jun 1995 xMGM colours. Transferred to Kal-American Int'l. Alliance Municipal Airport Jul 1995 as 62F/sLAX 11 Nov 1995 xMGM colours no titles. Operated by Champion Air. Seen with titles. Returned to Kal-American Int'l on 16 May 1996. Renamed Kitty Hawk International on 3 Feb 1999. Seen stored Willow Run 20 May 2000, San Antonio 7 Apr 2001 parked, cancelled 22 Jan 2002. Operated by African International on 22 Jan 2002 as 3D-AIA. Owned by Cape Finance Ltd, seen at Shannon 24 Jan 2002, still full Kitty Hawk colours. Re-registered with African International as ZS-OSI. Seen at Manston, r/o Southend 3 Apr 2004 new colours, departed 4 Apr 2004 to Chalons, seen in service Malta 11 Dec 2004 "www.aiaflycargo.com" titles, repossessed seen stored Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 19 Apr 2009 as ZS-OSI full Alliance Municipal Airport colours, not to 9Q-CJG. Operated by Stars Away Avtn in Jun 2009. To be repainted at Cape Town International Airport, seen at Cape Town International Airport 1 Nov 2009 full colours, seen at Malta-Luqa, Malta Jun 2011, stored Manston by Nov 2012 (when Airlines ceased operations), needs C-check, seen Jul 2013, scrapped Manston 15/16.02.2015, by 1 Mar 2015. Current status: scrapped.