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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-7 Seven Seas / C-74 Globemaster I / C-124 Globemaster II
    Latest Model:DC-7
    Construction Number:44137
    Last Civil Registration:JY-ACP
    Compressed ID:Douglas DC-7 cn 44137 cr JY-ACP
    Latest Owner or Location:Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a DC-7.

    To unknown owner with c/r N316AA.

    By 5 March 1957

    To American Airlines with new c/r N316AA.

    5 March 1957

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was damaged but was repairable. There were 8,803 hours on the airframe at the time. The domestic scheduled passenger flight departed New York-Idlewild International Airport, NY (IDL/KIDL), United States of America and was destined for Dallas-Love Field, TX (DAL/KDAL), United States of America. The accident occurred at near Memphis, TN (United States of America) while en route. Narrative: American Airlines flight 87 originated at New York International Airport (Idlewild) for San Francisco, California, with one stop scheduled at Dallas, Texas...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    4 August 1964

    Civil registration, N316A, cancelled.

    11 August 1964

    To Boreas Corp, New York, NY with new c/r N316A.

    By 5 June 1967

    To Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines with new c/r JY-ACP (Douglas DC-7, 44137/436).

    5 June 1967

    Involved in an incident.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. Narrative: Damaged beyond repair during an Israeli air raid during the Six-Day War.
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    Destroyed.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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