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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-8 / C-24
    Latest Model:DC-8-73CF
    Construction Number:46091
    Last Civil Registration:N873SJ
    Compressed ID:Douglas DC-8-73CF cn 46091 cr N873S...
    Latest Owner or Location:Heavylift Cargo Airlines Inc, Kingman, AZ

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    Dates

    Event

    1970

    Constructed as a DC-8-63CF.

    15 April 1970

    To TIA-Trans International Airlines with new c/r N4868T.

    1 October 1979

    To Transamerica Airlines keeping c/r N4868T.

    1 December 1984

    Converted to a DC-8-73CF.

    June 1985


    Photographer: Carl Ford
    Notes: Douglas DC-8 63 N4868T of Transamerica at Mildenhall base in the UK June 1985

    From February 1987 to January 1992

    To Minerve with new c/r F-GESM.

    Circa 1990


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

    21 January 1992

    To Southern Air Transport with new c/r N873SJ.

    February 1992


    Photographer: EX/ZX Collection

    7 March 1992

    Certificate of airworthiness for N873SJ (DC-8-73F, 46091) issued.

    From 30 June 1998 to August 1999

    Leased to DHL Airways.

    8 February 1999


    Photographer: Lewis Grant
    Notes: N873SJ at Miami International, Florida

    From 14 July 2003 to 26 June 2012

    Leased to Astar Air Cargo.

    12 May 2011


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinabold
    Notes: N873SJ -Douglas DC-8-73CF - ASTAR Air Cargo at Hamilton International Airport (YHM) - operating the regular DHL freight run

    13 October 2015

    To Skybus Jet Cargo, Las Vegas, NV keeping c/r N873SJ.

    22 March 2018

    To Skybus SAC with new c/r OB-2158-P.

    From 14 April 2020 to 31 March 2021

    To Skybus Jet Cargo Inc, Las Vegas, NV with new c/r N873SJ.

    13 November 2023

    To Heavylift Cargo Airlines Inc, Kingman, AZ keeping c/r N873SJ.
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