Douglas DC-8-63F · 63CF MSN 46143

Registration PR-SKC · Skymaster Airlines

Stored

Identity

TypeDouglas DC-8-63F
Variant63CF
FamilyDC8/10/MD11
Series—
Line Number547
Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorSkymaster Airlines

Timeline

First Flight

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Delivery

15 Apr 1971

Age

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Last Updated

29 Oct 2026

History

Douglas DC-8-63CF, serial number 46143. Delivered to Atlantis on 15 Apr 1971, registered D-ADIY. Operated by GATX on 13 Dec 1972 as N65516. Leased to World Airways on 1 Apr 1973 as N805WA. Sub-leased to Garuda Indonesia in Nov 1974. World returned Feb 1975; leased again 12 Nov 1975, returned 12 Jan 1976. Sub-leased to Air Algerie in Sep 1980. World returned Nov 1980; std Roswell NM Feb 1982. Sub-leased to Capitol Air on 1 Apr 1983. GATX(CC)=Capital Corporation, (LC)=Leasing Corporation returned 19 Oct 1983. Leased to Transamerica Airlines on 2 Dec 1983. GATX(CC)=Capital Corporation, (LC)=Leasing Corporation returned 8 Jan 1985. Operated by ATASCO Lsg in Jan 1985. Leased to National Airlines in Jan 1985. Re-registered with National Airlines in Jul 1985 as N959R. Operated by Emery WW in Jul 1985. Owned by General Motors Aircraft Credit 3 Dec 1985; State Street Bank & Trust Company and TC 28 Sep 1999, seen 29 Mar 2000 parked Smyrna EmWW colours, seen 6 Aug 2001 basic colours. Operated by Skymaster Airlines on 22 Apr 2002 as PR-SKC. Registration PT-MYB reserved 17 Jan 2001, US registration cancelled 22 Apr 2002 to (other) Brazil registration, leased in full colours, repossessed stored Manaus by May 2011, cockpit and tail cut off VX Capital Partners by around 17 Oct 2014, nose preserved at Eldorado Shopping Center, São Paulo, Brazil, seen 30 Aug 2014 white, sticking out of doing business as wall inside the mall as KidZania theme park, seen Mar 2015 General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport, Ciudad Madero colour scheme. Current status: stored.

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