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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-8 / C-24
    Latest Model:DC-8F-54
    Construction Number:45679
    Last Civil Registration:N802CK
    Compressed ID:Douglas DC-8F-54 cn 45679 cr N802CK...
    Latest Owner or Location:MK Airlines Inc Trustee, Wilmington, DE

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    Dates

    Event

    1964

    Constructed as a DC-8F-54.

    25 March 1964

    To Trans-Canada Air Lines with new c/r CF-TJP.

    From June 1964 to June 1982

    To Air Canada keeping c/r CF-TJP.

    1980


    Photographer: EX/ZX Collection
    Notes: At Toronto International, Canada

    15 October 1984

    To Omega Aviation Enterprises with new c/r N4768G.

    March 1985


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinabold
    Notes: N4768G - Douglas DC-8-54 Jet Trader - ex Air Canada at Marana Pinal Air Park (MZJ) in March 1985

    15 November 1986

    To Connie Kalitta Services keeping c/r N4768G.

    1 October 1987

    To Connie Kalitta Services with new c/r N802CK.

    13 October 1987

    Certificate of airworthiness for N802CK (DC-8F-54, 45679) issued.

    10 July 1989


    Photographer: Carl Ford
    Notes: Douglas DC-8-54CF N802CK - Kalitta at Mildenhall Base (UK) on 10th July 1989

    1 March 1991

    To American International Airways keeping c/r N802CK.

    From October 1991 to October 1992

    Leased to General Air Cargo.

    From 6 November 1992 to March 1993

    Leased to Millon Air.

    January 1993


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

    From 12 September 1994 to December 1998

    To Trans Continental Airlines (1993) keeping c/r N802CK.

    Circa 1996


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

    From 11 September 2000 to 13 August 2009

    To MK Airlines Inc Trustee, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N802CK.

    13 August 2009

    Civil registration, N802CK, cancelled.

    Permanently withdrawn from use.
    And subsequently broken up at Detroit Willow Run, Michigan.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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