This long aircraft saw first operations with Seaboard World Airlines in Aug'69. After a long career the DC-8-63CF flew its last passenger flight with Saudi Arabian Airlines in 1979. The aircraft was converted for cargo flights. As a cargo aircraft it was converted from 63CF to 63F in 1987. Since 2010, it is reported that this DC-8 is withdrawn from use and stored at Nairobi (Kenya). Here the aircraft can be seen operating by its Sri Lankan owner Expo Aviation during a cargo haul to Kandahar. It is reported that after its retirement, Sri Lankan FitsAir took over the aircraft but never flew it. It departed Malta and flew to Nairobi on the 28th September 2013 and has been stored there. Visible on the satellite image at 1.3156S 36.9268E.

Originally PH-DEK with KLM and TF-FLV Icelandair after that. To ATI Air Transport International as N786AL and later Johnsons Air as 9G-FAB.

Hopefully your monitor is wide enough. A Nigerian DC-8 at the taxiway of Kandahar. The aircraft was operated by Johnsons Air and looked great.

Ex-EI-CAK, TF-FLV, PH-DEK. 7/2004 to Johnsons Air as 9G-FAB

Delivered new to Air Canada as DC-8-63 CF-TIN in 03.69. Bought by Burlington in 11.85 and converted to DC-8-73(F). To BAX Global in 10.97 and retired in 01.01.

Turning to line up on runway 23.

Operating an Aer Lingus cargo service.

This DC-8 served with Evergreen for just over a year before being sold to Airborne Express as N812AX.