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Douglas DC-8-55CF: 1 1984 1984 Leased from National Airlines: Douglas DC-8-55F: 1 1981 1983 Douglas DC-8-61F: 2 1989 2000 Douglas DC-8-62F: 6 1988 2005 Douglas DC-8-62CF: 3 1994 2013 Douglas DC-8-62H: 5 1988 2002 Douglas DC-8-63CF: 1 1995 2002 Douglas DC-8-63F: 7 1990 2004 Douglas DC-8-63PF: 1 1992 1992 Douglas DC-8-71F: 8 2002 2011 Douglas DC ...
The aircraft involved in the accident was a 1968-built Douglas DC-8-71, registration N8079U. Operated by United Airlines (1968–1990) and Líneas Aéreas Paraguayas (1990–1994), later modified for service as a freighter before being sold.
The DC-8-41 and DC-8-42 had weights of 300,000 and 310,000 pounds (140,000 and 140,000 kg) respectively, the 315,000-pound (142,880 kg) DC-8-43 had the 1.5° flap setting of the -33 and introduced a 4% leading-edge wing extension to reduce drag and increase fuel capacity slightly – the new wing improved range by 8%, lifting capacity by 6,600 ...
A Douglas DC-9-15F of Kalitta Charters II In 2020, the United States Department of State employed Kalitta Air to evacuate U.S. nationals from Wuhan at the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic . Citing instructions from the State Department, company Pete Sanderlin declined to give the Detroit Free Press comment. [ 8 ]
The aircraft involved in the accident, a 14-year-old McDonnell Douglas DC-8F-54, registration N8053U, [3] departed O'Hare International Airport in Chicago at 22:15 CST on January 10, 1983, operating as United Airlines Flight 2894 bound for Cleveland, Ohio. [2]
On August 13, 2004, Air Tahoma Flight 185, a Convair 580, was en route to Cincinnati from Memphis, Tennessee, carrying freight under contract for DHL Worldwide Express. The aircraft crashed on a golf course just south of the Cincinnati airport due to fuel starvation and dual engine failure, killing the first officer and injuring the captain. [104]
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