N900CL_1975-09_MUC_1290_HS

 

Photo taken by Herwart Schneider and kindly provided by him for inclusion on this page.

 

 

München-Riem

ca. September 1975

 

N900CL

Douglas DC-8-33

45265 / 91

Capitol Airways (basic Pomair colours)

 

N900CL lined up for take-off on runway 25. The slide was undated, but N900CL was noted at Riem on 23 September 1975. This airframe had also been seen at Riem as OO-TCP with Pomair on 9 September 1972 and 7 August 1974 (with small "on contract to Sudan Airways" titles), and would later visit on 24 July 1978 in full Capitol colours.

 

This early DC-8 was delivered new to Pan Am as N812PA in September 1960 and sold to Pomair in May 1971 (leased to Air France in 1973 and Air Ceylon in 1974). The aircraft went on to Capitol Airways as N900CL in May 1975 (leased to TAE from April 1976 to February 1977). It returned to Capitol in May 1975, but was sold to United Air Leasing Corp. in August 1978 and flew on with Overseas National Airways, Saudia and Rosenbalm Aviation. Wfu at Medford in June 1982 and scrapped. (Sources: planelogger.com, rzjets.net)

 

Registration details for this airframe:

www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/N900CL/646747

 

This airframe as N812PA with Pan American in July 1967:

imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/2/0/3/1143302.jpg

 

This airframe as OO-TCP with Pomair at SZG in December 1972 (initial colours):

imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/3/7/9/5520973.jpg

 

OO-TCP leased to Air France at ORY in June 1973:

www.flickr.com/photos/23032926@N05/8144770718

 

OO-TCP with Pomair at OST ca. 1974 (later colours):

www.flickr.com/photos/23032926@N05/8144544658

 

OO-TCP leased to Air Ceylon ca. 1974 (basic Pomair colours):

airliners-airlines.de/fotoserien2/air_ceylon/oo_tcp.jpg

 

This airframe as EC-CUS with TAE at DUS in August 1976:

www.planepictures.net/a/0/06/983642417.jpg

 

 

Scan from Kodachrome slide.

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