Photographer Angelo Saini

Stored. A former Swiss machine as can be seen on the tail with the painted out cross. Delivered to Seaboard World as N805SW on 12 Jan 1966. To Universal Airlines as N805U on 05 Apr 1969. Short lease to SAS then returned to Flying Tigers. To Balair as HB-IDU on 02 Apr 1971. To N9110V on 04 Oct 1979 and flew for Libyan Arab, Aeral and ONA. To N911R on 11 Jul 1981 and flew for Elan Air, ONA, Rich International, ATI and National Airlines. Later to TF-AED, HP-1088, 5N-ATS, N808CK and finally on 09 Sep 1996 to N182SK with Trans Continental. WFU and stored at YIP Jul 1999. Later scrapped.

Leased from Overseas National. Delivered to Seaboard World as N805SW in 1966 then to Universal Airlines as N805U in 1969, Balair as HB-IDU in 1971 and Overseas National Airways as N9110V in 1979 who leased it to various operators. Reregistered as N911R in 1981. To Eagle Air as TF-AED then to Aereos Transportada de Panama as HP-1088 in 1986, EAS Cargo as 5N-ATS in 1991 and Connie Kalitta as N808CK in 1988 who were renamed to American International Airways in 1991. To Trans Continental in 1996 and reregistered as N183SK in 1997. Withdrawn from use at Detroit-Willow Run in 1999. Scrapped in 2001.

Delivered to Alitalia as DC-8-43 I-DIWL in 1965. Sold as N153AF in 1975. Converted to a DC-8-54(F) then to Aeral as I-ALEC in 1978. Withdrawn from use at Rome-FCO in 1980 and scrapped in 1985.

from my collection, photographer unknown

Aeral was an Italian company which operated cargo flights with three leased DC-8s in 1979/80. This aircraft was leased from Overseas National Airways, still in the basic livery of previous owner Balair.

Ex-HB-IDU, N805U, N805SW. Later N911R, TF-AED, HP-1088, 5N-ATS, N808CK, N182SK

Ex Alitalia I-DIWL and FB Ayer N153AF. Acquired by Aeral Dec 78. Noted withdrawn from use Rome Fiumicino Sep 1980.