Thursday, July 12, 2012

Photo of the Day / Airborne Express DC-8-63(AF) N820AX

Airborne Express DC-8-63(AF) (46155/529) N820AX arrives at Long Beach Airport (LGB/KLGB) on a gorgeous afternoon in April 1997. Originally delivered to Iberia as EC-BSE "Alonso Cano" on December 23, 1970. 

This lovely aircraft operated with Iberia until April 8, 1981 when it was leased to Aviaco "Playa de las Caneras" with whom it operated with until November 1983 when it was sold to International Air Leases Inc. and re-registered as N940JW and leased to Arrow Air. In May 1984 the aircraft was returned and immediatly leased to Quebecair as C-GQBA. In September 1996 the DC-8-63 was bought by Nationair.

Airborne Express bought the aircraft on January 6, 1992 and operated it until September 2005 when it was WFU and stored at Cinncinati. Ohio.    

(Photo by Michael Carter)

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