Fred
Cox
DC-8 Jet Collection
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KLM
ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES DC-8 Fleet Information |  |
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VIASA RE-REGISTERED YV-129C 11/75; WITHDRAWN FROM USE & STORED AT CARACAS; SOLD TO INTERNATIONAL AIR LEASES |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
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DOUGLAS
FACTORY DELIVERYS
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OTHER
DC-8’s OPERATED
|
|
DC-8-32
— 7
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DC-8-33 — 1 |
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DC-8-53
— 8
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DC-8-53
— 2
|
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DC-8F-55
— 3
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DC-8F-55
— 2
|
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DC-8-55L
— 1
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DC-8-55L
— 1
|
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DC-8-63
— 11
|
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TOTAL
— 30
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TOTAL
— 6
|
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TOTAL
DIFFERENT SERIES OF DC-8s OPERATED — 6
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GRAND
TOTAL OF DC-8’s OPERATED — 36
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