Fred
Cox
DC-8 Jet Collection
 | FLYING FLYING LINE / FLYING TIGERS DC-8 Fleet Count |  |
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 |
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