Fred Cox
DC-8 Jet Collection

EASTERN AIR LINES / EASTERN AIRLINES DC-8 FLEET INFORMATION

DOUGLAS FACTORY DELIVERIES

MSN/LINE#	SERIES	REGISTRATION	SHIP #	DELIVERED	DISPOSED	REMARKS
45422/34	21	N8601	601	1/3/60	1/7/71	SOLD TO AIR SPAIN
45423/36	21	N8602	602	1/22/60	3/26/76	SOLD TO AIR SPAIN 4/11/72; WITHDRAWN FROM USE & STORED AT PALMA, SPAIN 2/75; EASTERN REPOSSESSED 3/16/76; SOLD TO ZAIRE INT'L CARGO
45424/37	21	N8603	603	2/14/60	11/24/76	SOLD TO AIR SPAIN 5/19/73; WITHDRAWN FROM USE & STORED AT PALMA, SPAIN 2/75; EASTERN REPOSSESSED 6/9/76; SOLD TO JH GOODWIN & ASSOC.
45425/41	21	N8604	604	2/19/60	9/7/73	SOLD TO CONCARE AIRCRAFT LEASING
45426/49	21	N8605	605	4/9/60	12/1/71	SOLD TO AIR SPAIN
45427/56	21	N8606	606	4/26/60	3/76	SOLD TO AIR SPAIN 6/7/72; EASTERN REPOSSESSED 3/19/76; WITHDRAWN FROM USE & STORED AT MARANA, ARIZONA 3/76; BROKEN UP 1978
45428/61	21	N8607	607	5/22/60	2/25/64	CRASHED INTO LAKE PONTCHAR-TRAIN, 20 MILES NORTH OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
45429/82	21	N8608	608	8/8/60	11/24/76	SOLD TO AIR SPAIN 4/11/73; EASTERN REPOSSESSED 6/13/76; WITHDRAWN FROM USE & STORED AT MARANA, ARIZONA 8/76; SOLD TO JH GOODWIN & ASSOC.
45430/99	21	N8609	609	10/9/60	8/1/73	SOLD TO CONCARE AIRCRAFT LEASING
45431/103	21	N8610	610	10/23/60	7/10/73	SOLD TO CONCARE AIRCRAFT LEASING
45432/105	21	N8611 XA-SAS	611	10/28/60	1/19/61	THIS AIRCRAFT DELIVERED TO EASTERN IN AERONAVES DE MEXICO COLORS FOR IMMEDIATE LEASE TO AERONAVES & THEY LEASED IT FROM 11/1/60-1/19/61 REGISTERED AS XA-SAS; IT WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR AFTER ABORTED TAKEOFF AT IDLEWILD AIRPORT, NEW YORK. THE AIRCRAFT NEVER OPERATED FOR EASTERN.
45433/110	21	N8612	612	11/15/60	9/7/73	SOLD TO CONCARE AIRCRAFT LEASING
45434/148	21	N8613	613	7/28/61	8/1/73	SOLD TO CONCARE AIRCRAFT LEASING
45435/149	21	N8614	614	8/15/61	6/6/73	SOLD TO CONCARE AIRCRAFT LEASING
45436/150	21	N8615	615	9/6/61	9/7/73	SOLD TO CONCARE AIRCRAFT LEASING
45437/152	21	N8617	617	10/23/61	9/7/73	SOLD TO CONCARE AIRCRAFT LEASING
45438	21	N8618	---	ORDER	CANCELLED	AIRCRAFT NOT BUILT
45439	21	N8619	---	ORDER	CANCELLED	AIRCRAFT NOT BUILT
45633/162	51	-----	---	ORDER NOT	TAKEN UP	DELIVERED TO AERONAVES DE MEXICO AS XA-NUS "ACAPULCO" 5/10/62
45634/161	51	-----	---	ORDER NOT	TAKEN UP	DELIVERED TO NATIONAL AIRLINES AS N774C 2/23/62
45635/163	51	-----	---	ORDER NOT	TAKEN UP	DELIVERED TO NATIONAL AIRLINES AS N875C 4/6/62
45760/216	51	N8779R	779	12/30/64	12/30/70	SOLD TO DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT
46038/429	61	N8762	762	2/3/69	12/25/82	LEASED TO JAPAN AIR LINES 10/15/73-1/80; LEASED TO CAPITOL INT'L AIRLINES 1/30/80-12/25/82; SOLD TO BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
46037/419	61	N8763	763	12/19/68	12/25/82	LEASED TO JAPAN AIR LINES 9/26/72-3/28/76; LEASED TO CAPITOL INT'L AIRLINES 5/2/76-12/25/82; SOLD TO BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
46017/418	61	N8764	764	12/17/68	12/25/82	LEASED TO JAPAN AIR LINES 10/25/73-1/80; LEASED TO CAPITOL INT'L AIRLINES 1/11/80-12/25/82; SOLD TO BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
46016/409	61	N8765	765	11/15/68	12/25/82	LEASED TO JAPAN AIR LINES 11/21/72-3/30/76; LEASED TO CAPITOL INT'L AIRLINES 8/1/76-12/25/82; SUB-LEASED TO OVERSEAS NATIONAL AIRWAYS 6/80-7/25/80; SUB-LEASED TO SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES 6/80-7/25/80; SOLD TO BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
46015/405	61	N8766	766	11/1/68	12/25/82	LEASED TO JAPAN AIR LINES 10/16/72-4/6/76; LEASED TO CAPITOL INT'L AIRLINES 6/19/76-12/25/82; SOLD TO BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
45992/360	61	N8767	767	5/21/68	10/75	LEASED TO JAPAN AIR LINES 4/5/71-10/75; SOLD TO JAPAN AIR LINES AS JA8067
45983/350	61	N8768	768	4/19/68	10/75	LEASED TO JAPAN AIR LINES 7/6/70-10/75; SOLD TO JAPAN AIR LINES AS JA8057
45982/345	61	N8769	769	3/29/68	9/25/72	LEASED TO JAPAN AIR LINES 3/19/70-9/25/72; SOLD TO JAPAN AIR LINES AS JA8057
45913/325	61	N8770	770	1/19/68	12/27/73	SOLD TO NATIONAL AIRCRAFT LEASING & LEASED TO OVERSEAS NATIONAL AIRWAYS
45912/315	61	N8771	771	12/9/67	12/11/73	SOLD TO AIR JAMAICA AS 6Y-JGH
45943/359	61	N8772	772	5/19/68	9/25/72	LEASED TO JAPAN AIR LINES 4/22/71-9/25/72; SOLD TO JAPAN AIR LINES AS JA8059
45942/349	61	N8773	773	4/12/68	9/25/72	LEASED TO JAPAN AIR LINES 5/10/71-9/25/72; SOLD TO JAPAN AIR LINES AS JA8058
45894/297	61	N8774	774	8/6/67	11/2/73	SOLD TO AIR JAMAICA AS 6Y-JGG
45889/291	61	N8775	775	5/28/67	7/23/73	SOLD TO JAPAN AIR LINES AS JA8061
45888/290	61	N8776	776	5/16/67	6/30/73	SOLD TO JAPAN AIR LINES AS JA8060
45887/287	61	N8777	777	3/27/67	5/24/71	SOLD TO JAPAN AIR LINES AS JA8049
45848/285	61	N8778	778	2/23/67	6/11/71	SOLD TO JAPAN AIR LINES AS JA8050
46097/503	63PF*	N8755	755	12/14/69	2/22/74	SOLD TO SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM AS OY-KTH
46096/499	63PF*	N8756	756	11/21/69	4/30/73	SOLD TO UNION DE TRANSPORTES AERIENS (UTA) AS F-BOLL
46095/497	63PF*	N8757	757	11/15/69	9/26/72	SOLD TO CP AIR AS CF-CPL
46093/496	63PF*	N8758	758	11/6/69	3/19/73	SOLD TO SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM AS OY-KTG
46058/433	63PF*	N8759	759	2/24/69	2/5/74	SOLD TO UNION DE TRANSPORTES AERIENS (UTA) AS F-BOLM
46074/468	63PF*	N8760	760	6/21/69	5/1/72	LEASED TO OVERSEAS NATIONAL AIRWAYS 5/25/71-11/22/71; SOLD TO BALAIR AG

DC-8s EITHER BOUGHT OR LEASED ON THE USED AIRCRAFT MARKET

MSN/LINE#	SERIES	REGISTRATION	SHIP #	DELIVERED	DISPOSED	REMARKS
45628/151	51	N8780R	780	12/11/64	6/2/72	LEASED FROM BANK OF AMERICA; EASTERN BOUGHT 1/2/68; SOLD TO INTERSWEDE AVIATION AS SE-DCR 12/23/71; EASTERN REPOSSESSED & RE-REGISTERED N8780R 3/29/72; SOLD TO KAR-AIR FINLAND AS OH-KDM 6/2/72
45648/169	51	N8781R	781	4/3/64	5/8/72	LEASED FROM TRANS CARIBBEAN; EASTERN BOUGHT 1/1/68; SOLD TO INTERSWEDE AVIATION AS SE-DCT 11/71; EASTERN REPOSSESSED & RE-REGISTERED N8781R 3/1/72; SOLD TO AIR JAMAICA AS 6Y-JGE 5/8/72
45668/187	54F	N8740	740	12/12/67	4/29/68	LEASED FROM CAPITOL INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS
45805/244	55F	N4905C	---	12/3/65	4/30/66	LEASED FROM CAPITOL INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS

SUMMARY OF EASTERN's DC-8 FLEET

DOUGLAS FACTORY DELIVERYS	OTHER DC-8's OPERATED
DC-8-21 -- 15	DC-8-51 -- 2
DC-8-51 --1	DC-8F-54 -- 1
DC-8-61 -- 17	DC-8F-55 -- 1
DC-8-63PF -- 6
TOTAL -- 39	TOTAL -- 4

TOTAL DIFFERENT SERIES OF DC-8s OPERATED -- 6

GRAND TOTAL OF DC-8's OPERATED -- 43

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