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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-8 / C-24
    Latest Model:DC-8-71F
    Construction Number:45995
    Last Civil Registration:N8091U
    Compressed ID:Douglas DC-8-71F cn 45995 cr N8091U...
    Latest Owner or Location:Wilmington Trust Co Trustee, Wilmington, DE

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    Dates

    Event

    1968

    Constructed as a DC-8-61.

    4 September 1968

    To United Airlines with new c/r N8091U.

    Circa 1975


    Photographer: EX/ZX Collection

    1983

    Converted to a DC-8-71.

    1 April 1992

    To Translift Airways with new c/r EI-TLC.

    June 1993


    Photographer: Carl Ford
    Notes: Douglas DC-8-71 - EI-TLC - Translift Airways at Dublin in June 1993.

    December 1994

    Converted to a DC-8-71F.
    Converted to freighter by AeroUSA.

    9 February 1995

    To Emery Worlwide Airlines with new c/r N8091U.

    7 November 2002

    To Logair keeping c/r N8091U.

    25 November 2002

    To Aerofreighter keeping c/r N8091U.

    7 January 2003

    To Wilmington Trust Co Trustee, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N8091U.

    13 April 2006

    Civil registration, N8091U, cancelled.
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