Ex Alitalia. Broken up at Miami in 1988

This long aircraft saw first operations with Seaboard World Airlines in Aug'69. After a long career the DC-8-63CF flew its last passenger flight with Saudi Arabian Airlines in 1979. The aircraft was converted for cargo flights. As a cargo aircraft it was converted from 63CF to 63F in 1987. Since 2010, it is reported that this DC-8 is withdrawn from use and stored at Nairobi (Kenya). Here the aircraft can be seen operating by its Sri Lankan owner Expo Aviation during a cargo haul to Kandahar. It is reported that after its retirement, Sri Lankan FitsAir took over the aircraft but never flew it.

2 weeks later this aircraft crashed on final approach to Niamey (Niger) March 4, 1977. Leased from Korean Airlines.

Ex JAL (JA8035) and Interstate Airlines (N731PL). Acquired by Cargosur Dec 88 (initially as EC-217). Merged into Iberia Jun 95. To Cygnus Air Nov 98. Stored Madris Oct 2007. To Trans Air Cargo 3x-GEN May 2008. Re-reg 9Q-CJH the following month. Noted stored Johannesburg Mar 2010.

With NASA since 1986. Used as a flying laboratory.

The photo was taken under very cloudy conditions

With the Cammacorp "CC" logo on the tail. The company came to Dorval to propose to different airlines a re-engined DC-8 with CFM engines.

Lining up for a 28L departure this 1960 build DC8 was delivered to SAS as SE-DBA. It crashed 11th September 1980 near Iquitos, Peru, while flying for Aero Peru as N715UA. Scanned from a slide.

Reregistered N804CK in 1987 and converted to freighter.

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