Aircraft Photo of N862FT | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61CF | Flying Tigers | AirHistory.net #627391
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N862FT
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-8
Aircraft Generic Type:McDonnell Douglas DC-8
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61CF
C/n (msn):45948 / 321
Operator Titles:Flying Tigers
Location
City / Airport:New York - John F Kennedy InternationalMap
Region / Country:New York, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KJFK   IATA: JFK   Local: JFK   Other: -
 
Photo Date:20 August 1980
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 627391
Photo Comment

Delivered to Saturn Airways as N8955U in 1967. To Seaboard World Airways in 1975 then to Trans International Airlines in 1977 and Flying Tiger Line as N862FT in 1978. To United Parcel Service, converted to a DC-8-71CF then reregistered as N748UP in 1985. Damaged beyond repair by a fire in the cargo area at Philadelphia, PA in 2006 and scrapped.

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

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