Fred Cox
DC-8 Jet Collection

KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES DC-8 Fleet Information

DOUGLAS FACTORY DELIVERIES

MSN/LINE#	SERIES	REGISTRATION	SHIP NAME	DELIVERED	DISPOSED	REMARKS
45376/48	32	PH-DCA	ALBERT PLESMAN	3/19/60	4/17/72	CONVERTED TO DC-8-33 IN EARLY 1960s; SOLD TO BELGIAN INT'L AIR SERVICES
45377/53	32	PH-DCB	DANIEL BERNOUILLI, ALBERT SCHWEITZER	4/18/60	9/27/72	CONVERTED TO DC-8-33 IN EARLY 1960s; LEASED TO GARUDA "BALI" 3/24/69; RET TO KLM 2/10/72 & RENAMED "ALBERT SCHWEITZER"; SOLD TO VIASA
45378/59	32	PH-DCC	SIR FRANK WHITTLE	5/9/60	5/1/78	CONVERTED TO DC-8-33 IN EARLY 1960s; LEASED TO PHILIPPINE AIRLINES & RE-REGISTERED PI-C827 4/3/70; RE-REGISTERED RP-C827 1/74; SOLD TO FB AYER & ASSOC.
45379/75	32	PH-DCD	NIKOLAUS OTTO	7/4/60	11/15/67	CONVERTED TO DC-8-33 IN EARLY 1960s; SOLD TO MARTINAIR HOLLAND
45380/87	32	PH-DCE	THOMAS ALVA EDISON	8/19/60	10/10/78	CONVERTED TO DC-8-33 IN EARLY 1960s; LEASED TO PHILIPPINE AIRLINES AS PI-C829 3/22/70; RE-REGISTERED RP-C829 1/74; SOLD TO FB AYER & ASSOC.
45381/96	32	PH-DCF	ANTHONY FOKKER, SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING	9/24/60	3/8/73	CONVERTED TO DC-8-33 IN EARLY 1960s; LEASED TO MARTINAIR HOLLAND 6/67-6/68; LEASED TO GARUDA "JAVA" 10/1/69-2/25/72; SOLD TO VIASA
45382/106	32	PH-DCG	GUGLIELMO MARCONI	10/26/60	3/7/72	CONVERTED TO DC-8-33 IN EARLY 1960s; SOLD TO BELGIAN INT'L AIR SERVICES
45383/120	53	PH-DCH	ORVILLE WRIGHT	7/13/61	6/29/68	DAC REGISTERED N9603Z BEFORE DELIVERY; DESTROYED BY HANGER FIRE AT SCHIPHOL AIRPORT, AMSTERDAM 6/29/68
45613/123	53	PH-DCI	SIR ISAAC NEWTON	4/3/61	11/10/75	SOLD TO VIASA
45614/126	53	PH-DCK	ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD	5/1/61	3/9/84	DAC REGISTERED N9603Z BEFORE DELIVERY; LEASED TO VIASA AS YV-132C 6/30/76; KLM SOLD TO INTERNATIONAL AIR LEASES
45615/131	53	PH-DCL	FRIDJOF NANSEN	5/1/61	5/30/61	CRASHED INTO SEA ENROUTE LISBON TO SANTA MARIA, AZORES 5/30/61
45616/147	53	PH-DCM	HENRY DUNANT	6/24/61	3/9/84	OPERATED IN JOINT KLM/VIASA COLORS UNTIL 10/70; LEASED TO VIASA AS YV-C-VIG 7/15/74; VIASA RE-REGISTERED YV-129C 11/75; WITHDRAWN FROM USE & STORED AT CARACAS; SOLD TO INTERNATIONAL AIR LEASES
45629/158	53	PH-DCN	DR. ALBERT SCHWEITZER	1/17/62	8/12/76	LEASED TO NIGERIA AIRWAYS 8/70-11/70; LEASED TO GARUDA "BALI" 4/72-7/29/74; LEASED TO AERO PERU AS OB-R962 5/22/75-6/21/75; LEASED TO AERO PERU AS OB-R1116 9/26/75-8/11/76; SOLD TO AFRICAN SAFARI AIRWAYS
45632/164	53	PH-DCO	SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING	6/27/62	9/4/74	LEASED TO GARUDA "JAVA" 3/72; SOLD TO GARUDA "JAVA" 9/4/74
45608/155	53	PH-DCP	-----	4/27/62	7/18/86	ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR PHILIPPINE AIRLINES - NOT TAKEN UP; STORED AT LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 2/62; DELIVERED TO KLM 4/27/62; LEASED TO PHILIPPPINE AIRLINES AS PI-C801 "SAMPAGUITA" 6/16/62; PHILIPPINE RE-REGISTERED AS RP-C801 2/74; KLM SOLD TO NAVAERO CORP. 7/18/86
45683/208	55F	PH-DCS	ALFRED NOBEL	7/25/64	6/77	LEASED TO PHILIPPINE AIRLINES 2/25/77; SOLD TO PHILIPPINE AIRLINES AS RP-C843 6/77
45691/209	55F	PH-DCT	PIERRE DE COUBERTIN	8/15/64	7/83	LEASED TO NIGERIA AIRWAYS 6/71-8/71; LEASED TO VIASA 2/78-5/25/78; LEASED TO RICH INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS 9/29/81; SOLD TO UNITED AIR LEASING CORP.
45859/253	55F	PH-DCU	SIR WINDSTON CHURCHILL	2/26/66	7/83	LEASED TO PHILIPPINE AIRLINES 5/30/76-8/2/76; LEASED TO RICH INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS 9/29/81; SOLD TO UNITED AIR LEASING CORP.
45766/272	55L*	PH-DCV	BALI, DANIEL BERNOULLI	8/19/66	3/21/74	SOLD TO GARUDA INDONESIAN AIRWAYS
45903/286	63	PH-DEA	AMERIGO VESPUCCI	11/8/67	12/8/82	DAC REGISTERED N1503U BEFORE DELIVERY; WITHDRAWN FROM USE & STORED AT SCHIPHOL AIRPORT, AMSTERDAM; SOLD TO DEADALUS CORP.
45901/293	63	PH-DEB	CHRISTOP-HORUS COLUMBUS	7/15/67	6/84	DAC REGISTERED N1504U BEFORE DELIVERY; SOLD TO AIR WORLD AFFAIRS
45999/377	63	PH-DEC	MARCO POLO	7/21/68	3/9/84	SOLD TO DEADALUS CORP.
46000/386	63	PH-DED	LEIFUR EIRIKSSON	8/25/68	11/29/84	SOLD TO EMERY WORLDWIDE
46019/411	63	PH-DEE	ABEL TASMAN	11/27/68	10/85	LEASED TO EAGLE AIR AS TF-VLY 4/15/85-9/19/85; SUB-LEASED TO SAUDIA 5/5/85-9/85; SOLD TO PK FINANS INTERNATIONAL
46080/466	63	PH-DEF	HENRY HUDSON	6/20/69	10/85	LEASED TO EAGLE AIR AS TF-VLZ 4/15/85-9/19/85; SUB-LEASED TO SAUDIA 5/5/85-9/85; SOLD TO PK FINANS INTERNATIONAL
46092/505	63	PH-DEG	JAN VAN RIEBEECK	12/23/69	11/9/83	SOLD TO CAPITOL AIR
46075/484	63	PH-DEH	VASCO DA GAMA	8/29/69	3/18/85	SOLD TO ICELANDAIR
46121/500	63	PH-DEK	DAVID LIVINGSTONE	11/25/69	4/4/84	ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR PHILIPPINE AIRLINES AS PI-C827 - NOT TAKEN UP; DEL. TO KLM 11/25/69; LEASED TO PHILIPPINE AIRLINES 5/1/72-5/1/75; SOLD TO DEADALUS CORP.
46122/506	63	PH-DEL	-----	12/31/69	6/3/82	ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR PHILIPPINE AIRLINES AS PI-C829 - NOT TAKEN UP; DEL. TO KLM 12/31/69; LEASED TO PHILIPPINE AIRLINES 4/1/73-5/1/75; LEASED TO AFRICAN SAFARI AIRWAYS 3/24/82; SOLD TO AFRICAN SAFARI AIRWAYS
46141	63	PH-DEM	JAMES COOK	6/22/70	12/10/83	LEASED TO SURINAM AIRWAYS " 25 NOVEMBER" 11/3/75-10/83; SOLD TO AFRICAN SAFARI AIRWAYS

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

MSN/LINE#	SERIES	REGISTRATION	SHIP NAME	DELIVERED	DISPOSED	REMARKS
45379/75	33	PH-DCD	NIKOLAUS OTTO, NIKOLAUS AUGUST OTTO	11/15/67	11/1/73	LEASED FROM MARTINAIR HOLLAND; BOUGHT FROM MARTINAIR HOLLAND 3/28/70; LEASED TO MARTINAIR HOLLAND 2/1/72; SOLD TO AFRICAN SAFARI AIRWAYS
45632/164	53	PH-DCO	-----	2/6/78	10/12/79	BOUGHT FROM GARUDA; LEASED TO ALM - ANTILLEAN AIRLINES "SABA" 10/6/78-10/6/79; SOLD TO GULFSTREAM AMERICAN
45607/154	53	PH-DCR, PI-C804 & RP-C804	GERARD MECATOR	8/8/62 & 5/1/72	12/23/67 & 3/10/75	DELIVERED TO PHILIPPINE ON 2/27/62; STORED AT MCCARRAN FIELD, LAS VEGAS 2/62 UNTIL FINANCING PROBLEM RESOLVED; LEASED TO KLM AS PH-DCR 8/8/62-12/23/67; PHILIPPINE RE-REGISTERED PI-C804 12/67; LEASED TO KLM 5/1/72-3/10/75; PHILIPPINE RE-REGISTERED RP-C804 3/74; SOLD TO AFRICAN AIR CHARTER 10/25/83
45765/265	55L*	PH-DCY	ANTHONY FOKKER	3/24/69	5/22/73	LEASED FROM GARUDA INDONESIAN AIRWAYS
45762/232	55F	PH-DCW	GERARD MERCATOR	12/19/67	8/1/81	BOUGHT FROM PHILIPPINE AIRLINES AS PI-C802; LEASED TO PHILIPPINE AIRLINES 7/73-7/74; LEASED TO SURINAM AIRWAYS "SABAKU" 12/30/79; SOLD TO SURINAM AIRWAYS "SABAKU"
45804/254	55F	PH-DCZ	HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN	4/29/70	7/1/81	BOUGHT FROM SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM AS OY-KTC; SOLD TO INAIR PANAMA & REGISTERED HP-927 "EL FLACO"

55L* = When Douglas made the DC-8F-54, DC-8F-55 & DC-8-55 models they were able to push the aft bulkhead further back into the tail and thus increase the cargo and/or passenger capacity. The Passenger Versions of the DC-8-55 (and two DC-8-53s) were made in two variants to accommodate airline requests. The first variant left the aft bulkhead location & interior the same as in earlier DC-8 variants and was designated by Douglas as the 'L' for "less aft bulkhead." This variant was ordered by Garuda, Japan Air Lines & KLM. The second variant included the relocation of the aft bulkhead further back & thus increased the interior size which accommodated up to 189 passengers (up from 179). This variant was designated by Douglas as the 'AB' for "aft bulkhead" (extension) and was ordered by SAS (DC-8-55) & VIASA (DC-8-53). If you would like to see a Complete List of Technical Information for All DC-8 Variants Please Click on the 'DC-8 Technical Information' Link on my Home Page.

SUMMARY OF KLM's DC-8 FLEET

DOUGLAS FACTORY DELIVERYS	OTHER DC-8's OPERATED
DC-8-32 -- 7	DC-8-33 -- 1
DC-8-53 -- 8	DC-8-53 -- 2
DC-8F-55 -- 3	DC-8F-55 -- 2
DC-8-55L -- 1	DC-8-55L -- 1
DC-8-63 -- 11
TOTAL -- 30	TOTAL -- 6

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

GRAND TOTAL OF DC-8's OPERATED -- 36

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