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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-8 / C-24
    Latest Model:DC-8-63
    Construction Number:46042
    Last Civil Registration:N345JW
    Compressed ID:Douglas DC-8-63 cn 46042 cr N345JW
    Latest Owner or Location:Miami Leasing Inc, Hialeah, FL

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    Dates

    Event

    1968

    Constructed as a DC-8-63.

    22 December 1968

    To VIASA with new c/r YV-C-VIA.

    10 November 1975

    To VIASA with new c/r YV-125C.


    Photographer: EX/ZX Collection
    Notes: At Bogata

    16 October 1986

    To Caribbean Airways with new c/r 8P-PLC.

    October 1986


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinabold
    Notes: 8P-PLC - McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63 - Caribbean Airways at Frankfurt Rhein-Main Airport (FRA) in October 1986

    15 April 1987

    To Icelandair with new c/r TF-FLE.

    July 1988


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinabold
    Notes: TF-FLE - McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63 - Icelandair at Luxembourg-Findel Airport (LUX) in Summer 1988

    23 December 1988

    Certificate of airworthiness for N345JW (DC-8-63, 46042) issued.

    March 1989

    To National Air Charters with new c/r N7043U.


    Photographer: EX/ZX Collection
    Notes: At Miami International

    June 1989

    To Arrow Air keeping c/r N7043U.

    January 1991

    To Southern World Airline keeping c/r N7043U.

    September 1991


    Photographer: Carl Ford
    Notes: DC-8-63F N7043U of Arrow Air at Miami International Sept 1991.

    To Southern World keeping c/r N7043U.


    Photographer: EX/ZX Collection
    Notes: At Miami International

    15 November 1991

    To Arrow Air with new c/r N345JW.

    18 February 1995


    Photographer: Lewis Grant
    Notes: N345JW Glasgow 18-2-1995 Arrow Air - in early 1995, Arrow Air operated a short series of flights on behalf of British Airways.

    15 October 1998

    To CLA Air Transport keeping c/r N345JW.

    1999


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinabold
    Notes: N345JW - McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63F - CLA Air Transport(leased from IAL)-at Lasham Airport (EGHL) in 1999

    From 29 December 2004 to 18 January 2018

    To Miami Leasing Inc, Hialeah, FL keeping c/r N345JW.
    Operated by Arrow Air.

    9 March 2005

    Permanently withdrawn from use.
    Stored at Roswell.

    18 January 2018

    Civil registration, N345JW, cancelled.
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