Douglas DC-8-62 · 62H MSN 46110

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History

Douglas DC-8-62H, serial number 46110. Delivered to United Airlines on 23 Sep 1969, registered N8974U. Leased to Arrow Air on 11 Jan 1982. Arrow bought Jul 1984; owned by International Air Leases Sep 1984, International Air Leases returned 27 Feb 1986. Leased to Air Transport Int'l in Mar 1989. International Air Leases returned Sep 1989. Leased to Argosy Int'l on 25 Oct 1989. Sub-leased to Antillana de Navegación on 25 Oct 1989 as HI-576CT. International Air Leases returned 27 Feb 1990. Re-registered with IAL in Apr 1990 as N8974U. Leased to Lineas Aéreas Paraguayas on 7 May 1990. International Air Leases returned Oct 1990; std Opa Locka FL. Leased to Rich Int'l on 26 Apr 1991. Seen at Miami International Airport 22 Apr 1991; returned International Air Leases 2 Jan 1993; leased again 24 May 1993, operated for Guyana Airways seen 13 Aug 1993 - Sep 1993, returned 2 Jan 1994; owned by IALAH Dec 1992; seen at Miami International Airport 9 May 1994 converted as Freighter; leased 12.10.94, Airlines ceased 1 Sep 1996, withdrawn from service seen 10 Nov 1996 Miami hangar. Operated by ATI-Air Transport Int'l. Sfc/IAL leased to Artigas International Airport 11 Jun 1997, combi config, International Air and Sea Leases 20 Mar 2001, International Air Leases of PR, to Aeroengine Support Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo 18 Sep 2002. Operated by Fine Air-Arrow Air on 7 Dec 2002. Ferried Lima-Miami 7 Dec 2002 with Fine Air flight number, seen 29 Apr 2003 Fine Air, Arrow Air titles, ferried Detroit YIP-Roswell 24 Jul 2004 for stored, Aeroengine Support Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo to Intavia 11 May 2005, cancelled 13 Jul 2005. Operated by African International Airways on 14 Jul 2005 as 3D-AJG. Ferried Roswell Air Center Airport to London Southend Airport, Southend-on-Sea, Essex partial Arrow colours, r/o 26 Jul 2005 full Arrow colours, to Lasham 1 Aug 2005. Re-registered with African International Airways (registered 18 Nov 2005) as ZS-POL. Seen in service Malta 6 Mar 2006. Operated by Trans Air Cargo in Jul 2007 as 9Q-CJG. Not construction-number 46098 after all, seen at Kinshasa 11 Jul 2008. Re-registered with Trans Air Cargo svcs as 9S-AJG. Seen at Kinsh. Ncs, airtest Kinshasa-N'Djili, Congo 12 Nov 2020, to Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 13 Nov 2020 for maintenance, seen in service Oct 2023, stored Lubumbashi Nov 2024, scrapping Sep 2025. Current status: scrapped.