Aircraft Photo of C-FTIL | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63 | Air Canada | AirHistory.net #729869
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:C-FTIL
Fleet number:868
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-8
Aircraft Generic Type:McDonnell Douglas DC-8
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63
C/n (msn):46034 / 434
Operator Titles:Air Canada
Location
City / Airport:Vancouver - InternationalMap
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Airport Codes:ICAO: CYVR   IATA: YVR   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:July 1980
Photo by:Gary Vincent
Photo ID: 729869
Photo Comment

Flying passengers with Air Canada February 1969 - April 1983 when it was stored at Marana, AZ. Bought by Atasco Leasing in 1985, the aircraft was converted to a freighter. Rosenbalm Aviation (N868BX) flew it for Burlington Air Express 1986 - 91 before American International Airways took it over for the Burlington Express / BAX contract. Withdrawn in 2001, it was bought by ALG Transportation in 2003 and leased to HeavyLift International as A6-HLA. The aircraft was stored at Ras Al Khaimah International Airport, United Arab Emirates in 2009.

This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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