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THE ORIGINAL DELIVERY CUSTOMERS
(Including Douglas Aircraft's 'Ship One')



LISTED BELOW CHRONOLOGICALLY BY DATE OF DELIVERY OF THAT SERIES OF DC-8
A MISSING NUMBER ABOVE A PICTURE INDICATES THAT THIS AIRLINE HAS BEEN
FEATURED EARLIER AS AN ORIGINAL DELIVERY CUSTOMER
1

DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT COMPANY
DC-8-11 'SHIP ONE' 1/50 Scale
FIRST FLIGHT: 30MAY1958		 2

DELTA AIR LINES
DC-8-11/12 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 21JUL1959		 3

EASTERN AIR LINES
DC-8-21 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 03JAN1960
4

NATIONAL AIRLINES
DC-8-21 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 07FEB1960 		5

PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS
DC-8-33 1/72 Scale
First Delivery: 07FEB1960
  		6

-FUTURE ADDITION-
TRANS-CANADA AIR LINES
DC-8-41 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 07FEB1960
7

KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES
DC-8-32 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 19MAR1960		 8

SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM - SAS
DC-8-32 1/72 Scale
First Delivery: 31MAR1960
9

PAN AMERICAN-GRACE - PANAGRA
DC-8-31 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 06APR1960
10

ALITALIA - LINEE AEREE ITALIANE
DC-8-42 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 28APR1960
11

NORTHWEST Orient AIRLINES
DC-8-32 1/72 Scale
First Delivery: 18MAY1960
 12

UNION AEROMARATIME de TRANSPORT - UAT
 DC-8-32 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 27JUN1960
  
13

TRANSPORTS AERIENS INTERCONTINENTAUX - TAI
DC-8-33 1/72 Scale
First Delivery: 31JUL1960		 14

UNION DE TRANSPORTS AERIENS - UTA
DC-8-32 1/50 Scale
First Delivery - 05AUG1960 to UAT  		 15

AERONAVES DE MEXICO, SA
DC-8-21 1/72 Scale
First Delivery: 01NOV1960
16

CANADIAN PACIFIC AIRLINES
DC-8-43 1/72 Scale
First Delivery: 22FEB1961
17

PANAIR DO BRASIL
DC-8-33 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 21MAR1961


DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT COMPANY
DC-8F Jet Trader Proposal 1/72 Scale
Design Finalized in 1961/1962
18

IBERIA - LINEAS AEREAS DE ESPANA
DC-8-52 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 22MAY1961
19
TRANS CARIBBEAN AIRWAYS
DC-8-51 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 06NOV1961

DELTA AIR LINES
DC-8-51 1/50 Scale
First Delivery-This Series: 27APR1962
20

CAPITOL International AIRWAYS
DC-8F-54 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 13SEP1963 		 21

RIDDLE JET TRADER
DC-8F-54 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 20SEP1963		 22

AIR AFRIQUE
DC-8-53 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 19OCT1963
23

SWISSAIR
DC-8-53 1/50 Scale
First Delivery-This Series: 29OCT1963		 24

UNITED AIR LINES
DC-8F-54 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 30JAN1964		 25

AIRLIFT INTERNATIONAL
DC-8F-54 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 17JUN1964
26

SEABOARD WORLD AIRLINES
DC-8F-55 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 21JUN1964

KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES
DC-8F-55 1/50 Scale
First Delivery-This Series: 25JUL1964
 27

TEAL/AIR NEW ZEALAND
DC-8-52 1/72 Scale
First Delivery: 19JUL1965
28

PHILIPPINE AIR LINES - PAL
DC-8F-55 1/50 Scale
First Delivery-This Series: 25AUG1965		 29

 VIASA VENEZUELAN INT 'L AIRLINES
DC-8-53AB 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 04NOV1965		 30

JAPAN AIR LINES
DC-8-55L 1/50 Scale
First Delivery-This Series: 10NOV1965
31

GARUDA INDONESIAN AIRWAYS
DC-8-55L 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 19JUL1966
First Delivery: 19JUL1966

UNITED AIR LINES
DC-8-61 1/50 Scale
 First Delivery-This Series: 26JAN1967
EASTERN AIRLINES
DC-8-61 1/50 Scale
First Delivery-This Series: 23FEB1967

DELTA AIR LINES
DC-8-61 1/50 Scale
First Delivery-This Series: 09APR1967 		32

TRANS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES - TIA
DC-8-61CF 1/50 Scale
First Delivery-This Series: 16JUN1967
KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES
DC-8-63 1/72 Scale
First Delivery-This Series: 15JUL1967 
33

BRANIFF INTERNATIONAL
DC-8-62 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 22AUG1967
BRANIFF INTERNATIONAL
DC-8-62 1/72 Scale
Delivery of This DC-8-62 (N1805): 29Sep67
Flew in Alexander Calder Scheme: 1973-77 		  
TRANS CARIBBEAN AIRWAYS
DC-8-61CF 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 06DEC1967
34

SATURN AIRWAYS
DC-8-61CF 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 28DEC1967		 35

UNIVERSAL AIRLINES
DC-8-61CF 1/72 Scale
First Delivery: 18APR1968 		 36 

 FINNAIR
DC-8-62CF 1/72 Scale
First Delivery: 27JAN1969
37

AIR CANADA
DC-8-63 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 16FEB1969
  
EASTERN AIRLINES
DC-8-63PF 1/50 Scale
First Delivery-This Series: 24FEB1969		   38

AMERICAN FLYERS AIRLINE
DC-8-63CF 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 24APR1970
39

ATLANTIS
DC-8-63CF 1/72 Scale
First Delivery: 29APR1970  		 40

AIR CONGO
DC-8-63CF 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 09NOV1970		 41

WORLD AIRWAYS
DC-8-63CF 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 12MAR1971 
42

OVERSEAS NATIONAL AIRWAYS
DC-8-61CF 1/72 Scale
First Delivery: 20JUN1966 of DC-8F-55
This A/C Bought: 01MAY1972 
 
PHILIPPINE AIRLINES
DC-8-63 1/100 Scale
First Delivery-This Series: 01MAY1972
43

 CP AIR
DC-8-63PF 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 17JAN1968
This A/C bought from EAL: 26SEP1972 
 44

FLYING TIGERS
DC-8-61F 1/50 Scale
First Delivery: 28JUN1968 of a DC-8-63CF
This A/C Leased From TIA: 01JUN1978

DELTA AIR LINES
DC-8-71 1/50 Scale
First DC-8-71 Delivery to DL After
Conversion From DC-8-61: APR 1982 

MODELS OF OTHER DC-8 OPERATORS
LISTED BY DC-8 SERIES AND THEN ALPHABETICALLY


MARTINAIR HOLLAND
DC-8-33 1/100 Scale

AEROMEXICO
DC-8-51 1/50 Scale

AIR JAMAICA
DC-8-62H 1/72 Scale

INTERNATIONAL AIR BAHAMA
DC-8-63 1/100 Scale

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