| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N8072U |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-8 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-8 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-8-71 |
| C/n (msn): | 45812 / 277 |
| Operator Titles: | United Airlines |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Denver - Stapleton International (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | Colorado, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDEN IATA: DEN Local: DEN Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 12 April 1989 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 838006 |
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Built as a DC-8-61. Damaged by fire on the production line in 1966. Repaired and delivered to United Air Lines as N8072U in 1968. Converted to a DC-8-71 in 1984. To Lineas Aereas Paraguayas in 1991 then to Translift Airways as EI-TLD in 1992. To Aero USA as N500MH in 1993. Converted to a DC-8-71(F) freighter then to Emery Worldwide Airlines in 1994. Withdrawn from use at Roswell, NM when they ceased operations in 2001. Still there in 2005. Scrapped. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 August 2025, and has since been viewed 63 times. |