Aircraft Photo of N863FT | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61CF | Flying Tigers | AirHistory.net #288768
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N863FT
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-8
Aircraft Generic Type:McDonnell Douglas DC-8
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61CF
C/n (msn):45949 / 329
Operator Titles:Flying Tigers
Location
City / Airport:Winnipeg - James Armstrong Richardson InternationalMap
Region / Country:Manitoba, Canada
Airport Codes:ICAO: CYWG   IATA: YWG   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:22 June 1985
Photo by:Tim Martin
Photo ID: 288768
Photo Comment

Just arrived at the Air Canada maintenance hangar for conversion from combi to all freighter. In September it emerged in the UPS livery. The huge hangar was built to house Lockheed Tristars and was politically motivated to keep the locals happy. In practice, Boeing 727 and Airbus maintenance was carried out instead. Also much third-party airline work was done which brought in some interesting visitors like this DC-8. Sadly, Air Canada eventually pulled the plug and when I was there in 2012 it was a truck freight terminus with no aviation connection.

This photo is copyright © Tim Martin, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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