Fred Cox
DC-8 Jet Collection

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

*-THESE AIRCRAFT WERE FACTORY DELIVERIES TO FLYING TIGERS BUT NEVER
OPERATED BY THEM. THEY WERE ALWAYS LEASED OUT.

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