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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-8 / C-24
    Latest Model:DC-8-73CF
    Construction Number:46109
    Last Civil Registration:N809UP
    Compressed ID:Douglas DC-8-73CF cn 46109 cr N809U...
    Latest Owner or Location:United Parcel Service

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    Dates

    Event

    1969

    Constructed as a DC-8-63CF.

    23 October 1969

    To Seaboard World with new c/r N8642.

    23 August 1970


    Photographer: Lewis Grant
    Notes: At Prestwick, Scotland

    From 4 May 1975 to 20 September 1975

    Leased to Loftleidir Icelandic.

    31 May 1975


    Photographer: Lewis Grant
    Notes: N8642 : Douglas DC-8-63CF : Loftleidir Icelandic In hybrid colours, during its first lease spell from Seaboard World to Loftleidir for the summer 1975 season.

    From 31 December 1977 to April 1979

    Leased to Air India.

    1978


    Photographer: EX/ZX Collection
    Notes: Landing at Zurich Airport in Switzerland

    8 April 1979

    Leased to Icelandair.

    30 November 1980

    To Flying Tigers with new c/r N772FT.

    December 1980

    Leased to Air India.

    8 August 1981

    To Flying Tigers keeping c/r N772FT.

    1982


    Photographer: EX/ZX Collection
    Notes: At Atlanta International

    January 1984

    Converted to a DC-8-73CF.

    22 January 1984

    To United Parcel Service keeping c/r N772FT.

    30 March 1984

    To United Parcel Service Co, Louisville, KY with new c/r N809UP.

    1988

    To United Parcel Service keeping c/r N809UP.

    27 May 2004


    Photographer: Philippe Bleus
    Notes: At Long Beach, California

    2005


    Photographer: EX/ZX Collection
    Notes: Arriving into Ontario

    18 October 2020

    Civil registration, N809UP, cancelled.
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