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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-8 / C-24
    Latest Model:DC-8-61
    Construction Number:45893
    Last Civil Registration:N813CK
    Compressed ID:Douglas DC-8-61 cn 45893 cr N813CK
    Latest Owner or Location:Kitty Hawk International

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    Dates

    Event

    1967

    Constructed as a DC-8-61.

    4 November 1967

    To Air Canada with new c/r CF-TJW.

    Circa April 1983


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinabold
    Notes: CF-TJW - McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 - Air Canada at Marana Pinal Air Park (MZJ) in April 1983

    July 1986

    To Eagle Air-Arnaflug with new c/r N23UA.

    From 20 July 1986 to 25 September 1986

    To Air Algerie keeping c/r N23UA.

    October 1986

    To United Aviation Services keeping c/r N23UA.

    Circa 12 July 1987


    Photographer: Lewis Grant
    Notes: N23UA : Douglas DC-8-61 : United Aviation Services Inc. - This was one of seven UAS DC-8-61s at Stansted on this date. N23UA was easily recognisable as a former Air Canada aircraft, previously C-FTJW.

    1 December 1987

    To Nationair keeping c/r N23UA.

    14 December 1988

    To Trans International Airlines keeping c/r N23UA.

    July 1990

    To Connie Kalitta Services keeping c/r N23UA.

    1 March 1991

    To American International Airways keeping c/r N23UA.

    December 1991

    To American International Airways with new c/r N813CK.

    3 February 1999

    To Kitty Hawk International keeping c/r N813CK.

    Circa 2001

    Scrapped.

    10 July 2001

    Civil registration, N813CK, cancelled.
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