Fred
Cox
DC-8 Jet Collection
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FLYING
FLYING LINE / FLYING TIGERS DC-8 FLEET INFORMATION |  |
DOUGLAS FACTORY DELIVERIES
MSN/LINE# |
SERIES |
REGISTRATION
|
DELIVERED |
DISPOSED |
REMARKS |
45818/242 |
55F |
N802SW |
11/13/65 |
10/17/69 |
SEABOARD
WORLD AIRLINES (SWA) - NOT TAKEN UP; DELIVERED TO FLYING TIGER LINE
& IMMEDIATELY LEASED TO SEABOARD WORLD 11/13/65; SUBLEASED TO DOUGLAS
AIRCRAFT 1/22/69-4/2/69; FLYING TIGER SOLD TO INTERNATIONAL AERODYNE
& SWA CONTINUED TO LEASE 10/17/69 |
45821/255 |
55F |
N803SW |
3/17/66 |
11/3/69 |
SEABOARD
WORLD AIRLINES (SWA) - NOT TAKEN UP; DELIVERED TO FLYING TIGER LINE
3/17/66 & IMMEDIATELY LEASED TO SEABOARD WORLD 3/18/66; FLYING TIGER
SOLD TO INTERNATIONAL AERODYNE & SWA CONTINUED TO LEASE 11/3/69 |
45816/236 |
55F |
N804SW YV-C-VIM G-BIAS N804SW |
9/29/65 9/80 |
7/25/75 11/4/83 |
SLICK
AIRWAYS - NOT TAKEN UP; SEABOARD WORLD AIRLINES (SWA) - NOT TAKEN UP;
DELIVERED TO FLYING TIGER LINE & IMMEDIATELY LEASED TO SEABOARD
WORLD 9/29/65-12/22/68; LEASED TO VIASA 12/12/68; SUBLEASED TO TRANSCARGA
1/1/69; TRANSCARGA REREGISTERED YV-C-VIM 10/2/72; RETURNED TO FLYING
TIGER & SOLD TO SWA AS N804SW 7/25/75; SWA SOLD TO IAS CARGO AIRLINES
2/8/78; SWA BOUGHT 8/80 REGISTERED AS G-BIAS, SWA MERGED INTO FLYING
TIGER LINE 9/80; FLYING TIGER REREGISTERED N804SW 1/30/81; LEASED TO
CHALLENGE AIR TRANSPORT 8/81; FLYING TIGER SOLD TO CAPITOL AIRWAYS 11/4/83 |
45817/248 |
55F |
N805SW N805U |
1/12/66 |
4/2/71 |
SLICK
AIRWAYS - NOT TAKEN UP; SEABOARD WORLD AIRLINES (SWA) - NOT TAKEN UP;
DELIVERED TO FLYING TIGER LINE & IMMEDIATELY LEASED TO SEABOARD
WORLD 1/12/66-3/5/69; LEASED TO UNIVERSAL AIRLINES 4/5/69 AS N805U;
SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM SUBLEASED 6/10/70-12/9/70; FLYING TIGER
SOLD TO BALAIR AG 4/2/71 |
46003/401 |
63AF |
N783FT |
10/22/68 |
8/84 |
DELIVERED
TO FLYING TIGER IN THEIR 'JUMBO JET' SCHEME; LEASED TO AIR INDIA 11/25/82-4/7/83;
SOLD TO CAMMACORP 8/83; FLYING TIGER LEASED BACK 8/83-8/84 |
46004/403 |
63AF |
N784FT |
10/25/68 |
12/29/82 |
DELIVERED
TO FLYING TIGER IN THEIR 'JUMBO JET' SCHEME; CONVERTED TO DC-8-73AF
10/82; SOLD TO UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (UPS) |
46005/412 |
63AF |
N785FT |
11/25/68 |
7/27/70 |
CRASHED
ON APPROACH TO OKINAWA, JAPAN |
46006/413 |
63AF |
N786FT |
12/3/68 |
12/29/82 |
CONVERTED
TO DC-8-73AF 12/82; SOLD TO UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (UPS) |
46007/422 |
63AF |
N787FT |
1/3/69 |
12/29/82 |
CONVERTED
TO DC-8-73AF 12/82; SOLD TO UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (UPS) |
46008/423 |
63AF |
N788FT |
1/6/69 |
6/83 |
CONVERTED
TO DC-8-73AF 2/83; SOLD TO UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (UPS) |
46044/432 |
63AF |
N790FT |
2/28/69 10/83 |
8/83 7/84 |
LEASED
TO AIR INDIA 12/5/82; SOLD TO CAMMACORP 8/83; CAMMACORP LEASED TO AIR
INDIA 8/83-10/83; CAMMACORP LEASED BACK TO FLYING TIGER 10/83-7/84 |
45989/371 |
63CF |
N779FT |
6/28/68 |
5/19/76 |
DELIVERED
TO FLYING TIGER IN THEIR 'JUMBO JET' SCHEME; SOLD TO CARGOLUX |
45990/375 |
63CF |
N780FT |
7/17/68 |
6/30/77 |
DELIVERED
TO FLYING TIGER IN THEIR 'JUMBO JET' SCHEME; SOLD TO CARGOLUX |
45991/380 |
63CF |
N781FT |
7/26/68 |
6/84 |
DELIVERED
TO FLYING TIGER IN THEIR 'JUMBO JET' SCHEME; SOLD TO CAMMACORP; LEASED
BACK TO FLYING TIGER 8/83-6/84 |
46002/394 |
63CF |
N782FT |
9/17/68 |
10/7/75 |
DELIVERED
TO FLYING TIGER IN THEIR 'JUMBO JET' SCHEME; SOLD TO CARGOLUX |
46045/441 |
63CF |
N791FT |
3/17/69 |
3/84 |
LEASED
TO AMERICAN FLYERS AIRLINES 5/1/69-4/30/70; LEASED TO SA DE TRANSPORT
AERIEN (SATA) 7/75-11/75; LEASED TO EL AL 3/22/79-4/30/79; SOLD TO NATIONAL FUNDING CORPORATION |
46046/444 |
63CF |
N792FT |
3/21/69 |
1/26/84 |
LEASED
TO AMERICAN FLYERS AIRLINES 5/26/69-5/21/70; CONVERTED TO DC-8-73CF
1/84; SOLD TO EMERY WORLDWIDE AIRLINES |
46047/447 |
63CF |
N793FT |
3/31/69 |
8/83 |
LEASED
TO OVERSEAS NATIONAL AIRLINES (ONA) 4/4/69-9/30/70; LEASED TO TRANS
INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES 6/1/78-9/27/78; SOLD TO CAMMACORP 8/83; FLYING
TIGER LEASED BACK 8/83-8/84 |
46086/478 |
63CF |
N794FT |
8/4/69 |
7/19/84 |
LEASED
TO WORLD AIRWAYS 11/6/75-5/9/76; LEASED TO TRANS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
(TIA) 3/1/78; TIA REREGISTERED N870TV 4/78; NAME CHANGED TO TRANSAMERICA
AIRLINES 10/1/79; SOLD TO BENDIX CORP. 6/12/84; FLYING TIGER LEASED
BACK 6/12/84; CONVERTED TO DC-8-73CF 7/84; FLYING TIGER RETURNED TO
BENDIX CORPORATION 7/19/84 |
46103/483 |
63CF |
N795FT |
8/29/69 |
6/13/84 |
SOLD
TO BENDIX CORPORATION |
46104/488 |
63CF |
N796FT |
10/3/69 |
5/84 |
LEASED
TO AIR INDIA 8/16/81-11/25/82; SOLD TO CONNECTICUT NATIONAL BANK |
46138 |
63CF |
N797FT |
ORDER |
CANCELLED |
AIRCRAFT
NOT BUILT |
DC-8s EITHER BOUGHT OR LEASED ON THE USED AIRCRAFT MARKET
MSN/LINE# |
SERIES |
REGISTRATION
|
DELIVERED |
DISPOSED |
REMARKS |
45858/274 |
55F |
N789FT |
9/26/77 |
2/1/78 |
LEASED
FROM CANADIAN PACIFIC AIRLINES |
45938/331 |
61CF |
N860FT |
4/3/78 |
7/18/84 |
LEASED
FROM TRANS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES; RETURNED TO TRANSAMERICA AIRLINES
(NEW NAME EFFECTIVE 10/1/79) |
45900/316 |
61CF |
N861FT |
6/1/78 |
5/6/84 |
LEASED
FROM TRANS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES; RETURNED TO TRANSAMERICA AIRLINES
(NEW NAME EFFECTIVE 10/1/79) |
45948/321 |
61CF |
N862FT |
2/1/78 |
12/30/84 |
LEASED
FROM TRANS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES; SUBLEASED TO EMERY WORLDWIDE AIRLINES
8/20/82-4/26/84; RETURNED TO TRANSAMERICA AIRLINES (NEW NAME EFFECTIVE
10/1/79) |
45949/329 |
61CF |
N863FT |
4/20/79 |
12/30/84 |
LEASED
FROM TRANS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES; RETURNED TO TRANSAMERICA AIRLINES
(NEW NAME EFFECTIVE 10/1/79) |
45952/338 |
61CF |
N864FT |
4/20/79 |
12/30/84 |
LEASED
FROM TRANS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES; SUBLEASED TO OVERSEAS NATIONAL AIRLINES
(ONA) 4/10/81; ONA CHANGED NAME TO NATIONAL AIRLINES 12/1/83; RETURNED
TO FLYING TIGER ON 12/30/84 AND TRANSAMERICA AIRLINES (NEW NAME EFFECTIVE
10/1/79) 12/30/84 |
45939/351 |
61CF |
N867FT |
12/16/77 |
4/30/85 |
LEASED
FROM OVERSEAS NATIONAL AIRLINES (ONA); BOUGHT FROM ONA 8/78; LEASED
TO PACIFIC EAST AIR 8/1/82-1/9/84; NATIONAL AIRLINES (EX-ONA) LEASED
9/1/84-12/31/84; SOLD TO UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (UPS) |
45950/354 |
61CF |
N868FT |
12/21/77 |
6/8/85 |
BOUGHT
FROM OVERSEAS NATIONAL AIRLINES (ONA); SOLD TO UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (UPS) |
45961/361 |
62CF-H |
N3931A |
6/84 |
12/84 |
LEASED
FROM SEA AND SUN AVIATION LTD |
45929/367 |
63 |
N624FT |
6/19/68 |
7/1/69 |
LEASED
FROM CP AIR |
45928/334 |
63 |
N625FT |
7/2/68 |
12/30/68 |
LEASED
FROM CP AIR |
46109/493 |
63CF |
N8642 N772FT |
9/80 8/8/81 |
5/8/81 1/22/84 |
AIRCRAFT
ACQUIRED IN MERGER OF SEABOARD WORLD AIRLINES (SWA) INTO FLYING TIGER
9/80; REREGISTERED N772FT 11/30/80; LEASED TO AIR INDIA 12/1/80; SOLD
TO OVERSEAS NATIONAL AIRWAYS (ONA) 5/8/81 & AIR INDIA CONTINUED
TO LEASE UNTIL 8/8/81; ONA LEASED TO FLYING TIGER 8/8/81; ONA SOLD TO
FLYING TIGER 1/84; CONVERTED TO DC-8-73CF 1/84; FLYING TIGER SOLD TO
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE 1/22/84 |
45966/393 |
63CF |
N8632 N773FT |
9/80 |
5/7/84 |
AIRCRAFT
ACQUIRED IN MERGER OF SEABOARD WORLD AIRLINES (SWA) INTO FLYING TIGER
9/80; AIRCRAFT WAS ON SUBLEASE TO SAUDIA 9/80; REREGISTERED N773FT 11/28/80
WHILE ON LEASE TO SAUDIA, RETURNED TO FLYING TIGER 4/30/81; LEASED TO
AIR INDIA 8/8/81-12/5/82; CONVERTED TO DC-8-73CF 4/84; SOLD TO UNITED
PARCEL SERVICE (UPS) 5/7/84 |
46087/454 |
63CF |
N864F N774FT |
9/80 |
4/21/81 |
AIRCRAFT
ACQUIRED IN MERGER OF SEABOARD WORLD AIRLINES (SWA) INTO FLYING TIGER
9/80; AIRCRAFT WAS ON SUBLEASE TO SAUDIA 9/80; RETURNED TO FLYING TIGER
3/81 & REREGISTERED N774FT; SOLD TO OVERSEAS NATIONAL AIRLINES (ONA)
4/21/81 |
46112/520 |
63CF |
N776FT TF-FLF N776FT |
11/20/80 |
9/30/84 |
BOUGHT
FROM OVERSEAS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES (ONA) & REGISTERED N776FT 11/20/80;
LEASED TO ICELANDAIR 12/80 & REREGISTERED TF-FLF; RETURNED TO FLYINT
TIGRER & REREGISTERED N776FT 1/81; LEASED TO AIR INDIA 1/29/81-8/16/81;
CONVERTED TO DC-8-73CF 9/84; SOLD TO UNITED PARCEL SERVICE 9/30/84 |
46049/479 |
63CF |
TF-FLC N778FT |
9/80 |
3/1/81 |
AIRCRAFT
ACQUIRED IN MERGER OF SEABOARD WORLD AIRLINES (SWA) INTO FLYING TIGER
9/80; AIRCRAFT WAS LEASED FROM GREYHOUND LEASING & FINANCIAL CORP.
TO SWA & SUBLEASE TO FLUGLEDIR UNTIL 10/80; SUBLEASED TO AIR INDIA
12/1/80; RETURNED TO FLYING TIGER & REREGISTERED N778FT 2/81; GREYHOUND
LEASING THEN LEASED TO OVERSEAS NATIONAL AIRLINEDS 3/1/81; SEE MORE
HISTORY IN OVERSEAS NATIONAL AIRWAYS DC-8 HISTORY |
46140/528 |
63CF |
N797FT |
6/4/71 |
5/84 |
BOUGHT
FROM UNIVERSAL AIRLINES (POST MERGER WITH AMERICAN FLYERS AIRLINE) &
REREGISTERED N797FT 6/4/71; LEASED TO TRANS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES (TIA)
6/1/72-3/30/73; LEASED TO CARGOLUX 5/11/77; SUBLEASED TO LOFTLIEDIR
5/11/77-9/1/77; RETURNED TO FLYING TIGER 9/15/77; OVERSEAS NATIONAL
AIRWAYS BOUGHT & LEASED BACK TO FLYING TIGER 5/8/81; SUBLEASED TO
PACIFIC EAST AIR 6/7/82-9/23/83; CONVERTED TO DC-8-73CF 5/84; ONA SOLD
TO UNITED PARCEL SERVICE 5/18/84 |
46108/522 |
63CF |
N123AF N798FT |
6/4/71 |
7/84 |
BOUGHT
FROM UNIVERSAL AIRLINES (POST MERGER WITH AMERICAN FLYERS AIRLINE) 6/4/71;
LEASED TO TRANS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES (TIA) 6/4/71-9/17/71; REREGISTERED
N798FT 9/17/71; LEASED TO TIA 12/15/71-9/15/72; ARMCO INDUSTRIAL CREDIT
CORP. BOUGHT 12/79 & LEASED BACK TO FLYING TIGER 12/79; OVERSEAS
NATIONAL AIRWAYS (ONA) BOUGHT 4/81 & CONTINUED TO LEASE TO FLYING
TIGER 4/81; CONVERTED TO DC-8-73CF 7/84; ONA SOLD TO UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
7/5/84 |
46001/395 |
63CF 73CF |
N799FT EI-BTG N706FT |
9/17/73 2/1/87 5/19/87 |
6/18/74 5/19/87 8/8/89 |
BOUGHT
FROM OVERSEAS NATIONAL AIRWAYS; SOLD TO SA DE TRANSPORT AERIEN (SATA);
GPA GROUP BOUGHT 1/87; LEASED TO FLYING TIGER 2/1/87; TRANSTIGER CORP.
(PARENT COMPANY OF FLYING TIGER LINE) BOUGHT, REREGISTERED N706FT &
LEASED TO FLYING TIGER 5/19/87; SOLD TO CHRYSLER ASSETT MANAGEMENT CORP.
& LEASED BACK TO FLYING TIGER 9/16/88; FLYING TIGER MERGED INTO
FEDERAL EXPRESS 8/7/89; FEDEX REREGISTERED N404FE 2/20/90; SOLD TO UNITED
PARCEL SERVICE 7/30/90 |
46088/464 |
63CF |
N865F |
9/80 |
2/82 |
AIRCRAFT
ACQUIRED IN MERGER OF SEABOARD WORLD AIRLINES (SWA) INTO FLYING TIGER
9/80; AIRCRAFT WAS ON SUBLEASE TO SAUDIA 9/80; RETURNED TO FLYING TIGER
4/30/81; LEASED TO OVERSEAS NATIONAL AIRLINES (ONA) 6/23/81; SUBLEASED
TO SAUDIA 6/81; FLYING TIGER SOLD TO WELLS FARGO BANK 2/82; LEASE TO
ONA & SUBLEASE TO SAUDIA CONTINUED 2/82; SEE MORE HISTORY IN OVERSEAS
NATIONAL AIRWAYS DC-8 HISTORY |
45968/389 |
63CF |
N871TV |
2/16/78 |
9/14/84 |
BOUGHT
FROM SA DE TRANSPORT AERIEN & REREGISTERED N871TV; LEASED TO TRANS
INTERNATIONAL AIR LINES (TIA) 4/10/79; TRANSAMERICA AIRLINES NEW NAME
EFF. 10/1/79; RETURNED TO FLYING TIGER 5/26/80; LEASED TO TRANSAMERICA
AIRLINES 9/10/80-7/1/84; CONVERTED TO DC-8-73CF 8/84; SOLD TO UNITED
PARCEL SERVICE (UPS) 9/14/84 |
46117/525 |
63CF 73CF |
N4869T N701FT |
1/22/87 4/88 |
4/88 8/7/89 |
TRANSTIGER
CORP. (PARENT COMPANY OF FLYING TIGER LINE) BOUGHT FROM TRANSAMERICA
AIRLINES 1/87; LEASED TO FLYING TIGER LINE 1/22/87; REREGISTERED N701FT
4/88; SOLD TO FIRST FIDELITY BANK & LEASED BACK TO FLYING TIGER
9/30/88; FLYING TIGER MERGED INTO FEDERAL EXPRESS 8/7/89; FEDEX REREGISTERED
N401FE 1/8/90; SOLD TO UNITED PARCEL SERVICE 9/17/90 |
46073/485 |
63CF 73CF |
N4865T N702FT |
1/87 6/89 |
6/89 8/7/89 |
TRANSTIGER
CORP. (PARENT COMPANY OF FLYING TIGER LINE) BOUGHT FROM TRANSAMERICA
AIRLINES 1/87; LEASED TO FLYING TIGER LINE 1/87; REREGISTERED N702FT
7/88; SOLD TO FIRST FIDELITY BANK & LEASED BACK TO FLYING TIGER
9/30/88; FLYING TIGER MERGED INTO FEDERAL EXPRESS 8/7/89; FEDEX REREGISTERED
N402FE 1/1/90; SOLD TO UNITED PARCEL SERVICE 9/17/90 |
46059/456 |
63CF 73CF |
N4864T N703FT |
2/1/87 7/88 |
7/88 8/7/89 |
TRANSTIGER
CORP. (PARENT COMPANY OF FLYING TIGER LINE) BOUGHT FROM TRANSAMERICA
AIRLINES 1/87; LEASED TO FLYING TIGER LINE 2/1/87; REREGISTERED N703FT
7/88; SOLD TO PACIFICCORP CREDIT & LEASED BACK TO FLYING TIGER 9/3/88;
FLYING TIGER MERGED INTO FEDERAL EXPRESS 8/7/89; FEDEX SOLD TO UNITED
PARCEL SERVICE & LEASED FEDEX 6/29/90-1/7/91 |
46090/504 |
63CF 73CF |
N4867T N705FT |
2/1/87 5/88 |
5/88 8/89 |
TRANSTIGER
CORP. (PARENT COMPANY OF FLYING TIGER LINE) BOUGHT FROM TRANSAMERICA
AIRLINES 2/1/87; LEASED TO FLYING TIGER LINE 2/1/87; REREGISTERED N705FT
5/88; SOLD TO PACIFICCORP CREDIT & LEASED BACK TO FLYING TIGER 9/30/88;
FLYING TIGER MERGED INTO FEDERAL EXPRESS 8/7/89; FEDEX REREGISTERED
N405FE 2/20/90; FEDEX SOLD TO UNITED PARCEL SERVICE & LEASED BACK
6/29/90-1/7/91 |
46089/501 |
63CF 73CF |
N4866T N707FT |
3/87 6/88 |
6/88 8/7/89 |
TRANSTIGER
CORP. (PARENT COMPANY OF FLYING TIGER LINE) BOUGHT FROM TRANSAMERICA
AIRLINES 3/87; LEASED TO FLYING TIGER LINE 3/87; REREGISTERED N707FT
6/88; SOLD TO CHRYSLER ASSETT MANAGEMENT CORP. & LEASED BACK TO
FLYING TIGER 2/9/89; FLYING TIGER MERGED INTO FEDERAL EXPRESS 8/7/89;
FEDEX REREGISTERED N407FE 12/28/89; SOLD TO UNITED PARCEL SERVICE 7/30/90 |
SUMMARY OF FLYING TIGER's DC-8 FLEET
DOUGLAS
FACTORY DELIVERYS |
OTHER
DC-8's OPERATED |
DC-8F-55
-- 4* |
DC-8F-55
-- 1 |
| DC-8-63AF
-- 7 |
DC-8-61F
-- 7 |
DC-8-63CF
-- 10 |
DC-8-62CF
-- 1 |
DC-8F-63
-- 2 |
|
DC-8F-63CF
-- 9 |
|
DC-8F-63CF
>> 73CF -- 6 |
|
TOTAL
-- 21 |
TOTAL
-- 26 |
TOTAL
DIFFERENT SERIES OF DC-8s OPERATED -- 7 |
| GRAND
TOTAL OF DC-8's OPERATED -- 47 |
OPERATED BY THEM. THEY WERE ALWAYS LEASED OUT.
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