Aircraft Photo of CF-CPQ | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63 | CP Air | AirHistory.net #626531
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:CF-CPQ
Fleet number:803
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-8
Aircraft Generic Type:McDonnell Douglas DC-8
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63
C/n (msn):45928 / 334
Operator Titles:CP Air
Aircraft Name:Empress of Hong Kong
Location
City / Airport:London - GatwickMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGKK   IATA: LGW   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:19 August 1978
Photo by:Kerry Taylor
Photo ID: 626531
Photo Comment

Over by the hangars are a pair of British Airtours Boeing 707-436's. Delivered new to CP Air as CF-CPQ on 30 Dec 1968. To Worldways Airlines on 01 Mar 1883. To Aerolease Finance Group as N780AL on 28 Dec 1990 and leased to Airborne Express on 21 Jun 1991. Reregistered to N817AX in Nov 1991. Noted stored at Wilmington in Oct 2003. Noted at Lake Charles CWF 27 Dec 2006 minus parts. Broken up and cancelled on 15 May 2008.

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

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