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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-8 / C-24
    Latest Model:DC-8-61F
    Construction Number:46037
    Last Civil Registration:N853AX
    Compressed ID:Douglas DC-8-61F cn 46037 cr N853AX...
    Latest Owner or Location:ABX Air Inc, Wilmington, OH

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    Dates

    Event

    1968

    Constructed as a DC-8-61.

    19 December 1968

    To Eastern Air Lines with new c/r N8763.

    From 25 September 1972 to 6 April 1976

    Leased to Japan Airlines.

    2 May 1976

    To Capitol International Airways keeping c/r N8763.

    Circa 1980


    Photographer: John Yates
    Notes: At London Gatwick Airport

    12 December 1981

    To Capitol Air keeping c/r N8763.

    1 May 1983

    To Overseas National Airways keeping c/r N8763.

    From August 1983 to December 1983

    Leased to Saudia.

    27 October 1984

    To Spantax with new c/r EC-DVB.

    1985


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinabold
    Notes: At Zurich, Switzerland

    18 January 1988

    To LAPSA with new c/r ZP-CCR.

    Circa 1990


    Photographer: EX/ZX Collection
    Notes: At Miami International, Florida

    October 1992

    Withdrawn from use.

    1 February 1995

    To ABX Air Inc, Wilmington, OH with new c/r N853AX.

    November 1995

    Converted to a DC-8-61F.
    Converted to dedicated freighter.

    2006

    Scrapped.
    At Wilmington Air Park, Ohio.

    25 April 2007

    Civil registration, N853AX, cancelled.
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