Del 30 Jan 1968 Former Saturn Airways,Seaboard World,ONA Overseas National Airlines,Trans International Airlines as N8956U,Thai Airways International as HS-TGF,Flying Tigers,Transamerica Airlines,N863FT,Interstate Airlines as N705UP

Photographer: Al Rodriguez. K25 slide scan. Built 1968 as N8956U for Saturn. Seabord World 1974, leased to EFS Cargo 1975, ONA and EFS Bahamas 1976, Thai International HS-TGF 1977, Flying Tigers N863FT 1979. Converted to DC-8-71CF for UPS as N705UP 1985, withdrawn Roswell 2009 and subsequently scrapped.

Basic Saturn Airways colours with Seaboard World Airlines sticker

Converted by Air Canada from combi to all freight with blanked windows. The next month it was converted to -71CF with the CFM56 engines.

Just arrived at the Air Canada maintenance hangar for conversion from combi to all freighter. In September it emerged in the UPS livery. The huge hangar was built to house Lockheed Tristars and was politically motivated to keep the locals happy. In practice, Boeing 727 and Airbus maintenance was carried out instead. Also much third-party airline work was done which brought in some interesting visitors like this DC-8. Sadly, Air Canada eventually pulled the plug and when I was there in 2012 it was a truck freight terminus with no aviation connection.

Reengined DC-8

Delivered new to Saturn Airways 30th Jan 1968, seen here in basic Saturn livery with EFS titles and small Seaboard World titles. Was leased to various carriers before being sold as HS-TGF 6th June 1977

Leased from Seaboard World 22nd Apr 1976-18th Oct 1976

Operated by Saturn Airways from Jamuary 1968 until November 1974.