Douglas DC-8-63F · 63CF MSN 46117

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History

Douglas DC-8-63CF, serial number 46117. Delivered to Trans International Airlines on 15 May 1970, registered N4869T. Renamed Transamerica Airlines on 1 Oct 1979. Leased to Air Afrique in Oct 1979. Transamerica returned Nov 1979; leased again 30 Aug 1982. Returned to Transamerica Airlines in Sep 1982. Converted Jun 1984. Leased to United Parcel Svc-UPS on 27 Oct 1986. Transamerica returned 24 Dec 1986, Guinness Peat Aviation/GPA Group Jan 1987, Spectrum Capital Jan 1987, Transtiger Corp Jan 1987. Leased to Flying Tiger Line on 22 Jan 1987. Re-registered with Flying Tiger Line in Apr 1988 as N701FT. Owned by First Fidelity Bank 30 Sep 1988. Merged into Federal Express on 7 Aug 1989. Re-registered with Federal Express on 8 Jan 1990 as N401FE. Operated by United Parcel Svc-UPS on 17 Sep 1990. Re-registered with United Parcel Svc-UPS in Oct 1990 as N805UP. Type withdrawn from use by 12 May 2009, seen stored Roswell Air Center Airport 29 Jul 2009, Aersale 28 Jan 2010, cancelled 6 May 2010 permanently withdrawn from use Roswell Air Center Airport. Current status: scrapped.