Aircraft Photo of OB-R-1143 | Douglas DC-8-43(F) | AeroPeru Cargo | AirHistory.net #624237
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:OB-R-1143
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-8
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-8
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-8-43(F)
C/n (msn):45598 / 57
Operator Titles:AeroPeru Cargo / Aeronaves del Peru
Location
City / Airport:Miami - InternationalMap
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KMIA   IATA: MIA   Local: MIA   Other: -
 
Photo Date:December 1978
Photo from:Michael Roeser Collection
Photo ID: 624237
Photo Comment

Photographer: Al Rodriguez. K25 slide scan. Built 1960 as I-DIWA for Alitalia. Sold to International Air Leases as N64799 1977, leased to Saudia for Hadji flights. Converted to freighter for Aeronaves del Peru as OB-R-1143 1978 and thus a rare example of a full DC-8-40 conversion. Crashed on approch to Mexico City 1 August 1980.

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