Aircraft Photo of N872TV | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF | Transamerica Airlines | AirHistory.net #629858
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N872TV
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-8
Aircraft Generic Type:McDonnell Douglas DC-8
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF
C/n (msn):46001 / 395
Operator Titles:Transamerica Airlines
Location
City / Airport:London - GatwickMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGKK   IATA: LGW   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:1 February 1981
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 629858
Photo Comment

Delivered to Overseas National Airways as N863F in 1968. To Flying Tiger Line as N799FT in 1973, SATA as HB-IDM in 1974 and Trans International Airlines as N872TV who were renamed to Transamerica Airlines in 1979. Converted to a DC-8-73CF in 1984. Sold as EI-BTG then to Flying Tiger Line as N706FT in 1987. They merged into Federal Express in 1989. Reregistered as N404FE then to United Parcel Service as N810UP in 1990. Withdrawn from use at Roswell, NM in 2009 and later scrapped.

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