N8608 Douglas DC-8-21 Eastern Air Lines JFK 09JUL70
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 09-Sep-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 01-Sep-25.
Fleet No: "608".
Delivered new to Eastern Air Lines as N8608 in Aug-60, the aircraft was sold to Air Spain in Apr-73 as EC-CDA. Air Spain ceased operating in Feb-75 and the aircraft was stored at Palma, Majorca, Spain.
It was Jun-76 before Eastern was able to repossess it through the Spanish Courts and it became N8608 again. It was ferried back to the USA in Aug-76 and stored at Marana, AZ.
It was sold to JH Goodwin & Associates in Nov-76 and remained stored until it was sold to Hamarein Air of the United Arab Emirates as A6-SHA in Feb-77. It was leased to Bursa Hava Yollari, Turkey, as TC-JBV in Mar-80 and they bought it 4 months later.
It was withdrawn from use and stored at Beek, Holland, in Apr-81. It remained stored at Beek until it was bought by Omega Air for spares in Sep-84. It was broken up at Beek in Dec-84.
N8608 Douglas DC-8-21 Eastern Air Lines JFK 09JUL70
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 09-Sep-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 01-Sep-25.
Fleet No: "608".
Delivered new to Eastern Air Lines as N8608 in Aug-60, the aircraft was sold to Air Spain in Apr-73 as EC-CDA. Air Spain ceased operating in Feb-75 and the aircraft was stored at Palma, Majorca, Spain.
It was Jun-76 before Eastern was able to repossess it through the Spanish Courts and it became N8608 again. It was ferried back to the USA in Aug-76 and stored at Marana, AZ.
It was sold to JH Goodwin & Associates in Nov-76 and remained stored until it was sold to Hamarein Air of the United Arab Emirates as A6-SHA in Feb-77. It was leased to Bursa Hava Yollari, Turkey, as TC-JBV in Mar-80 and they bought it 4 months later.
It was withdrawn from use and stored at Beek, Holland, in Apr-81. It remained stored at Beek until it was bought by Omega Air for spares in Sep-84. It was broken up at Beek in Dec-84.