Taken from car park 2. Delivered to SAS on 12 May 1972, this is the 556th and last DC-8 built. Still only 6 and a half years old when this photo was taken. It went onto the charter arm Scanair in 1982. In May 1989 she entered the US register as N797AL and was converted to a freighter and operated by Emery Worldwide. WFU an stored at Victorville in 2000. Last noted on 08 Mar 2020. In the background over at cargo are a Boeing 707 and Vickers 953F Merchantman freighters of British Airways Cargo.

A busy scene at terminal two. We also have a BA Viscount G-AOJE and a TAP 727 CS-TBP plus unidentified 727's of Lufthansa and Iberia and an Iberia DC-8. In the background is G-APDT DH.106 Comet 4B used by BA as an apprentice ground trainer. HB-ISK was delivered to Swissair on 06 Dec 1975. To Hawaiian Airlines as N669HA on -2 Oct 1986. WFU and stored at MHV on 06 Dec 2001. Broken up in 2004.

Carries 'Official Olympic Carrier' titles ready for the 1980 summer Olympic games in Moscow. Built in Sep 1977 and delivered to Aeroflot 15 Nov 1977. First noted at LHR on 18 Nov 1977. SOC 08 Sep 1992 and cancelled 29 Sep 1992. Last noted derelict at SVO on 10 Jul 1994 and broken up shortly after.

Delivered to CSA as OK-AFA on 21 Nov 1971. WFU 20 May 1988. Cancelled from the register on 05 Jan 1989. Flown to Minsk and tested to destruction.

Over at Fields Aircraft Services on the south side. Delivered new to the Saudi register as HZ-MFI on 12 Feb 1977. To the UK as G-BFIC on 20 Dec 1977. To Nigeria as 5N-AYK on 22 Jul 1982. To the USA as N660TC on 04 May 1999. Re-registered to N422TK on 17 Apr 2000 and to N422TR on 10 Sep 2003. To N395EJ on 18 Dec 2003. Noted in a scrapyard in Montgomery, fuselage only on 10 Aug 2008. Registration cancelled on 19 Jan 2018 as broken up.

Over on the south side at Fields Aircraft Services. Note the not very high security fence in those days ! Delivered in Oct 1973 as N874GA. To N65M in Jan 1974. To South Africa as ZS-JIS in Feb 1975. To Swaziland as 3D-AAC on 15 Jul 1975. To N207GA in May 1983. To Senegal as 6V-AFL in Apr 1984. To 6V-AGQ on 26 Mar 1993. To N26WB then Mexico as XA-LZZ and XA-ABA, dates unknown. Re-registered to XA-AFP on 28 Oct 2001 and to XA-FCP on 24 Apr 2009. Back to the US as N95RT on 23 Sep 2009. To N190RP on 04 Dec 2009. Noted California City on 01 Mar 2012 being broken up. Registration canx 26 Nov 2012.

Pictured lined up on rw27R for departure.

Pictured lined up on rw27R for departure.

Pictured lining up on rw27R for departure.

Departing on flight LY852 to Tel Aviv.