Douglas DC-8-62F · 62AF MSN 46162

Timeline

History

Douglas DC-8-62AF, serial number 46162. Delivered to Japan Airlines on 21 Mar 1972, registered JA8056. Operated by Loch Ness Co on 7 Oct 1983 as TF-BBB. Re-registered Nov 1983; Boule Cargo not taken up. Operated by Zantop Int'l Airlines on 20 Aug 1984 as N47978. Re-registered with Zantop Int'l Airlines in Nov 1984 as N810ZA. Operated by CF Airfreight on 1 Aug 1988. Re-registered with Emery WW in Jul 1989 as N996CF. State Street Bank & Trust Company and TC 28 Sep 1999, seen stored Victorville 10 Oct 2001, 8 Nov 2001, ferried Dayton-Roswell 29 Nov 2001, seen stored Victorville 25 Jan 2002 EmWW colours, State Street Bank & Trust Company and TC to Emery WW 27 Mar 2002, Air Trading International 17 May 2002, cancelled 20 May 2002 to Aruba, Air Trading International registered in the USA 16 Oct 2002 (again/still?), seen stored Roswell 28 Dec 2002 EmWW colours, ferried to Toluca Toluca, Mexico 21 Jun 2003, presum for Lima, seen Oct 2003, registration cancelled 29 Mar 2004 to Nilagata Ltd (British Virgin Silands), to HP-. Operated by United Arabian Airlines as ST-UAA. Seen at Manston, repossessed coming ex Lima, Dakar, flightplan TAPA-EBLG 17 Nov 2004, seen at Ostend-Bruges International Airport, Oostende 30 Nov 2004 named "Faharez 2", flew OST-TIP-Filton 5 Sep 2006 with Awsaj Aviation Svcs flightnumber. Operated by Gabon Cargo Airlines as TR-LIC. In service Benghazi-Osijek 17 Dec 2007, arrived East Midlands Airport 23 Jan 2008 basic UAA colours. Operated by Avient Aviation as Z-ALB. Seen at Lisbon white/2 burgundy stripes, seen at Vatry 22 Jun 2008 no titles, seen Al Fujairah 25 Jul 2008, seen 15 Sep 2008 stored, dusty but complete 'in corrosion corner'. Operated by Air Charter Express on 18 Dec 2008 as 9G-AED. Arrived Belfast Belfast, U. K. 18 Dec 2008, seen in service Ostend-Bruges International Airport, Oostende 1 May 2010 no titles, operation repossessed as Iris Air, not part of Meridian Airways merger, seen in service Maastricht-Beek, Netherlands Sep 2010 untitled repossessed for Air Charter Express, seen in service Ostend-Bruges International Airport, Oostende 2 Dec 2010, stored Manston 2011, ferried to Port Sudan New International Airport 15 Jul 2011. Operated by Stars Away Avtn (registered 16 Aug 2011) as ZS-YDB. Fulloutput 191 (Pty) 16 Aug 2011, seen in service full colour scheme Nov 2011 Cape Town International Airport large www.saiflycargo titles, Al ceased operations Nov 2012, stored Cape Town, seen 20 Dec 2014 complete, painted out (partial) titles, wings and tail cut off presum Jan 2016, seen May 2016, scrapping 2016. Current status: scrapped.