Taken by my late father. He was with RAF 38 Group and was over in Hong Kong to check out the operating procedures of the Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force. To Trans Caribbean Airways as N8783R on 16 Dec 1963. Merged into American Airlines May 1971 and WFU. To Seaboard World 19 May 1972 - 19 May 1975. To IAS as G-BDDE on 20 Jul 1975. Merged into British Cargo Airlines 15 Aug 1979. To Aeromar as HI-427 on 25 Nov 1983. Merged into Aerochago Airlines Feb 1986. Leased to Interamericana as YV-447C Oct 1988. To N427FB with Agro/Fine Air 05 Apr 1993. To storage at Opa Locka 27Mar 2000 and broken up.

Delivered to Trans Caribbean Airways as N8783R in 1963 who merged into American Airlines in 1971. To Seaboard World Airlines in 1972 then to IAS Cargo Airlines as G-BDDE in 1975 who merged into British Cargo Airlines in 1979. Stored at Stansted in 1981. To Aeromar Airlines as HI-427 in 1983 who merged into Aerochago Airlines in 1986. To Agro Air then to Interamericana de Aviacion as YV-447C in 1988 then to Fine Air as N427FB in 1993. Withdrawn from use at Opa Locka, FL in 2000 and scrapped.

Delivered to Trans Caribbean Airways as N8783R in 1963 who merged into American Airlines in 1971. To Seaboard World Airlines in 1972 then to IAS Cargo Airlines as G-BDDE in 1975 who merged into British Cargo Airlines in 1979. Stored at Stansted in 1981. To Aeromar Airlines as HI-427 in 1983 who merged into Aerochago Airlines in 1986. To Agro Air then to Interamericana de Aviacion as YV-447C in 1988 then to Fine Air as N427FB in 1993. Withdrawn from use at Opa Locka, FL in 2000 and scrapped.

To Aeromar Nov 83 as HI-427 and a number of operators after that, finishing with Fine Air as N427FB. Retired circa Mar 2003.

Ex N8783R. Later to HI-427 with Aeromar and Agro Air. Then YV-447C with Interamericana until it returned to Agro Air and then Fine Air as N427FB. It last flew a few months for Arrow Air when Fine was merged into that airline. Retired Mar 2000 and stored Fort Lauderdale FL. Noted stored at Miami the following year.

Stored after the demise of British Cargo Airlines.

Photographed from the reduced public terraces on the terminal roof

Prestwick used to be a wonderful Airport for transatlantic aircraft fuel stopping and all sorts of interesting visitors came here. This was one of many DC8s that used Prestwick as a staging post to other destinations.

G-BDDE was sold in Dominican Republic as HI-427 in 1983.