Douglas DC-8-63F · 63 MSN 46125

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History

Douglas DC-8-63, serial number 46125. Delivered to Air Canada on 27 Feb 1970, registered CF-TIS. Re-registered with Air Canada on 1 Jan 1974 as C-FTIS. Seen at Paris Paris-Charles de Gaulle, France 1 May 1975, converted to DC8-63AF Apr 1982; seen at Zurich 17 Jun 1982 Air Canada Cargo titles. Operated by Air Canada conv in Jun 1984. Operated by DHL (registered Oct 1993) as N805DH. Owned by BoM, seen in service Brussels, Belgium 19 Mar 2000, BoM to DHL 6 Oct 2000, seen at Seattle 18 Feb 2001 DHL "Los Angeles Express", Wells Fargo Bank Northwest 4 May 2001, seen in service Lajes 14 Nov 2002, seen at Brussels, Belgium 6 Nov 2003 new yellow colours. Renamed Astar Air Cargo on 30 Jun 2003. DHL/WFBN to DHL Network Operations 13 Jul 2005, Astar Air Cargo set aside statement 6 Nov 2009 of earlier sale (13 Jul 2005) submitted in error, parked by early 04.12, Airlines ceased 1 Jun 2012, ferried Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport to Kingman Airport 2 Jun 2012 for stored. Operated by SkyBus Jet Cargo Inc (registered 12 Dec 2017) as N805SJ. Re-registered reserved 19 Jul 2018, ferried Kingman Airport to Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville 24 Jun 2020, ferried Kingman Airport to Miami International Airport 14 May 2022, cancelled 14 Sep 2022. Re-registered with SkyBus Jet Cargo Inc as OB-2231-P. Airtest Miami 17 Dec 2022 re-registered, regular services 01-05.2023, ferried to Roswell Air Center Airport 17 May 2023, parked, to Miami International Airport 5 Nov 2024, returned into service 3 Feb 2025, photo confirmed painted as OB-2231P, seen in service Sep 2026. Current status: in service.