This aircraft was delivered to United in December 1959 as a DC-8-11 and updated to a -12 in March 1964. It was traded in to Boeing in November 1977, converted to DC-8-21(F) status and briefly flown in 1978 wearing International Express titles. In early 1979 it was acquired by Concord International Airlines and re-registered N579JC, only to be sold to Michigan Peninsular Airlines in September that year. It was photographed withdrawn at Marana-Pinal Air Park in March 1982 and stored there until broken up in 1985, the registration being cancelled on 30 March 1985.

Photographer: Claudio Maranta - Preserved at Frankfurt Berlin Airlift Museum as 43-49081

47 years later, at the time of writing, this aircraft is still active flying in the UK as G-FRAR with Draken Leasing Ltd.

Noticeable difference from the Sabreliner 40 is the additional third window. This one was built in 1965 and withdrawn from use as XA-PIC by 2006.