Fred
Cox
DC-8 Jet Collection
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UNIVERSAL
AIRLINES DC-8 Fleet Information |
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DOUGLAS FACTORY DELIVERIES
MSN/LINE# |
SERIES |
REGISTRATION
|
DELIVERED |
DISPOSED |
REMARKS |
45939/351 |
61CF |
N801U |
4/18/68 |
5/1/72 |
LEASED
TO CAPITOL INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS 4/18/68-9/30/68; SOLD TO OVERSEAS NATIONAL
AIRWAYS & REREGISTERED N867F 5/1/72 |
45950/354 |
61CF |
N802U |
4/26/68 |
5/1/72 |
LEASED
TO CAPITOL INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS 4/26/68-9/30/68; SOLD TO OVERSEAS NATIONAL
AIRWAYS & REREGISTERED N868F 5/1/72 |
DC-8s EITHER BOUGHT OR LEASED ON THE USED AIRCRAFT MARKET
MSN/LINE# |
SERIES |
REGISTRATION
|
DELIVERED |
DISPOSED |
REMARKS |
45817/248 |
55F |
N805U |
4/5/69 |
12/9/70 |
LEASED
FROM FLYING TIGER LINE 4/5/69; SUBLEASED TO SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM
6/10/70-12/9/70; RETURNED TO FLYING TIGER LINE 12/9/70 |
45821/255 |
55F |
N803SW |
11/21/69 |
3/21/70 |
SUBLEASED
FROM SEABOARD WORLD AIRLINES |
45900/316 |
61CF |
N803U |
3/26/70 |
5/5/72 |
LEASED
FROM TRANS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES |
45902/294 |
61CF |
N8961T |
6/4/71 |
9/17/71 |
LEASED
FROM TRANS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES |
45938/331 |
61CF |
N804U |
1/29/71 |
5/5/72 |
LEASED
FROM TRANS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES |
46108/522 |
63CF |
N123AF |
5/25/71 |
6/4/71 |
ACQUIRED
IN MERGER WITH AMERICAN FLYERS AIRLINE; QUICKLY SOLD TO FLYING TIGER LINE 6/4/71 |
46140/528 |
63CF |
N124AF |
5/25/71 |
6/4/71 |
ACQUIRED
IN MERGER WITH AMERICAN FLYERS AIRLINE; QUICKLY SOLD TO FLYING TIGER LINE AS N797FT 6/4/71 |
SUMMARY OF UNIVERSAL's DC-8 FLEET
DOUGLAS
FACTORY DELIVERYS |
OTHER
DC-8's OPERATED |
| DC-8-61CF
-- 2 |
DC-8F-55 -- 2 |
DC-8-61CF
-- 3 |
|
DC-8-63CF
-- 2* |
|
TOTAL
-- 2 |
TOTAL
-- 7 |
TOTAL
DIFFERENT SERIES OF DC-8s OPERATED -- 3 |
| GRAND
TOTAL OF DC-8's OPERATED -- 9 |