Fred
Cox
DC-8 Jet Collection
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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.
USE OF ANY IMAGES FROM THIS WEBSITE
IS PROHIBITED WITHOUT CONSENT
FROM THE IMAGE AUTHOR.