Aircraft Photo of 5Y-RCA | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73AF | Ribway Cargo Airlines | AirHistory.net #442629
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:5Y-RCA
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-8
Aircraft Generic Type:McDonnell Douglas DC-8
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73AF
C/n (msn):46044 / 432
Operator Titles:Ribway Cargo Airlines
Location
City / Airport:Wilmington - Air ParkMap
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KILN   IATA: ILN   Local: ILN   Other: -
 
Photo Date:4 March 2016
Photo by:Gary Vincent
Photo ID: 442629
Photo Comment

Originally a DC-8-63 with Flying Tigers (N790FT) from 1969, the freighter was leased to Air India for almost a year (1982 - 1983). Flying Tigers sold and leased it back from Cammacorp during Air India's lease. Cammacorp took the aircraft back in July 1984 and converted it to a DC-8-73 for lease to German Cargo / Lufthansa Cargo 1984 - 1997 (D-ADUE), Next it flew with Emery Worldwide Airlines and Air Transport International (N606AL) until stored at Mojave, CA in 2012. Leased to Ribway Cargo Airlines in 2014 as 5Y-RCA, the aircraft was flown to Wilmington on delivery, but was still there by June 2020.

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

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