Became 9G-MKT with MK Airlines.

Delivered to Japan Air Lines as JA8016 in 1966. To United Air Leasing as N907R then converted to a DC-8-55(F) freighter in 1980. To IACI-International Air Cargo who were renamed to Air Transport International in 1981. To Orbis Travel Agency in 1983, Trans Arabian Air Transport as ST-AJD in 1985 and Electrospace Systems as N907R in 1988. Sold as N812TC in 1989 and leased to various operators. To MK Airlines in 2002. Reregistered as 9G-MKT in 2004 then to Hewa Bora Airways in 2006. Scrapped at Kinshasa in 2012.

Originally built in 1966 as JA8016 for Japan Air Lines, this aircraft was sold United Air Carriers as N970R in 1980 and converted to a freighter. It was subsequently leased to a host of US outfits as N907R and N812TC, with just a couple of years out in the mid-1980s as ST-AJD with TAAT. In 2002 it was sold to MK Airlines as 9G-MKT and spent some time stored at Bristol Filton, but in 2007 it was sold to the Congolese carrier Hewa Bora Airways as 9Q-CHM and last reported stored at Kinshasa after that airline failed in July 2011.

Became N907R, ST-AJD, N907R, N812TC, 9G-MKT, 9Q-CHM

It arrived at Manston 21 Oct 2002 for MK Airlines, ex Trans Continental Airlines N812TC. Believed to have remained stored until it flew to Bristol Filton 11 Jun 2004. Left Bristol 8 Sep 2006 as 9Q-CHM Hewa Bora Airways. The livery in this picture is a slightly adapted one of its previous Trans Continental livery.

Delivered new 14th Feb 1966 and sold as N907R 1st July 1980

Reregistered N812TC in 1989.

JA8016 brought the then Japanese prime minister Eisaku Sato to Australia. It was several years before JAL started services .