First flight at Long Beach July 25th 1969. Delivered new to KLM as PH-DEH "Vasco da Gama" on August 29th 1969. March 18th 1985 TF-FLT IIcelandair, named "Nordurfari". May 31st 1990 N512FP Hawaiian Airlines. September 1st 1993 N818AX Airborne express, converted to freighter. August 2003 wfu and stored at Wilmington Airborne Airpark, and later broken up there. Seen after arriving rwy 24 from Keflavik and parking at gate 38 at Fornebu in March 1989. This was the final day I saw FI DC-8 at FBU, whil Pan AM 727 is towed in background for a nightstop after arriving from LHR.

First flight at Long Beach July 25th 1969. Delivered new to KLM as PH-DEH "Vasco da Gama" on August 29th 1969. March 18th 1985 TF-FLT IIcelandair, named "Nordurfari". May 31st 1990 N512FP Hawaiian Airlines. September 1st 1993 N818AX Airborne express, converted to freighter. August 2003 wfu and stored at Wilmington Airborne Airpark, and later broken up there. Seen while arriving rwy 24 from Keflavik in April 1988.

Christened Vasco da Gama, PH-DEH was with KLM August 1969 - March 1985. Next TF-FLT Nordurfari with Icelandair, the aircraft was registered N512FP to GE Capital Aviation Service and leased to Hawaiian Airlines 1990 - 95. Last with ABX Air as N818AX, the registration was cancelled in 2004 and the aircraft scrapped.

Photographer: Rainer Haufschild.

Was built as KLM's PH-DEH in 1969. With Icelandair 1985-1990, then Hawaiian as N512FP and finally Airborne Express as N818AX.

Delivered new 29th Aug 1969 and to Icelandair as TF-FLT 18th March 1985

Another former KLM Super 8, the former PH-DEH, acquired by Icelandair in 3.85 and used for Transatlantic services till 5.90. Ended up being placed into storage at Wilmington, OH, after operation by Airborne Express (N818AX) in 11.03 and subsequently scrapped