Aircraft Photo of JA8045 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 | Japan Air Lines - JAL | AirHistory.net #2669
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:JA8045
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-8
Aircraft Generic Type:McDonnell Douglas DC-8
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61
C/n (msn):46157 / 541
Operator Titles:Japan Air Lines - JAL
Local Operator Name:日本航空
Location
City / Airport:Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (closed)Map
Region / Country:Hong Kong, China
Airport Codes:ICAO: VHHH   IATA: HKG   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:November 1983
Photo by:Richard Vandervord
Photo ID: 2669
Photo Comment

One of the last DC-8s built (del. 4.12.70), this JAL bird went on to a new career as a freighter with Airborne Express in 1988

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