Fred
Cox
DC-8 Jet Collection
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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OPERATED IN JOINT KLM/VIASA COLORS UNTIL 10/70; LEASED TO VIASA AS YV-C-VIG 7/15/74; VIASA RE-REGISTERED YV-129C 11/75; WITHDRAWN FROM USE & STORED AT CARACAS; SOLD TO INTERNATIONAL AIR LEASES |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 |
46141/533 | 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 |
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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