N801WA_1972-01_MUC_1600_HS

 

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

 

 

München-Riem

January 1972

 

N801WA (1)

McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF

46133 / 534

World Airways

 

N801WA on one of Riem’s outer stands with Paninternational B707 D-ALAL in the background (stored here after the company ceased operations).

 

Note: The registration N801WA has been used for McDonnell Douglas MD-83 c/n 53291/2019 with World Atlantic Airlines since March 2018.

 

Information from airhistory.net - thanks to Aad van der Voet:

Built as a DC-8-63CF and delivered to World Airways as N801WA in 1971. To N961R in 1985, then acquired by Cygnus Air in 2002 as EC-IGZ. Withdrawn from use in late 2009, and after two years of storage it was sold to Trans Air Cargo in Nov 2011, initially as 3X-GHH. Reregd to 9Q-CJO in Jul 2013, then to 9S-AJO on 6 Jan 2018.

 

Registration details for this airframe:

rzjets.net/aircraft/?reg=35961

 

N801WA with Overseas National Airways at LGW in July 1982:

www.flickr.com/photos/chrischenn76/5710141045

 

N801WA with Capitol Airways at FRA in 1983:

www.flickr.com/photos/steelhead2010/36930328982/

 

This airframe as N801WA with VIASA at MIA ca. 1983:

www.flickr.com/photos/154191970@N03/36612315702

 

This airframe as N961R with Emery Worldwide/DHL at FRA in February 1992:

www.flickr.com/photos/steelhead2010/13641705135

 

N961R with Emery Worldwide at DUB in August 1997:

www.flickr.com/photos/53277566@N06/15044823285

 

This airframe as EC-IGZ with Cygus Air at FRA mid-2000s (white fuselage):

www.flickr.com/photos/propfreak/50934947363

 

EC-IGZ with Cygnus Air at MAD in August 2006 (full colours):

www.flickr.com/photos/steve_cross/7340932730

 

This airframe as 9Q-CJO with Transair Cargo at FHI in August 2018:

img.onespotter.com/v/ZBzzqZ/9ZlEGp/7751P1NoJOygKwKYBEJ.jpg

 

This airframe as 9S-AJO with Transair Cargo at JNB in December 2024:

www.flickr.com/photos/satransport/54182555358

 

 

Scan from Kodachrome slide.

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