The DC-8 has quite a large number of fans as it turns out to be a classic juts like the Boeing 707. Airlines had still their retro color scheme which brings back memories of the time seeing those smokey jet engined pioneers. Inflight has a good taste when it comes to replicating classics. The heavy metal frame gives the model a solid look while the shiny paint job gives it a sleek finish. With the Italian flag on the tail wing and the light blue striped cheat line assures the attention grabbing of your model display cabinet. Do not waste any time since this already 3 year old model is scarcely available in new condition in the market.
This bird rolled out of the Douglas Factory with msn 45910 on January 9th 1967 for Alitalia under this registration and named "Gioacchino Rossini". Alitalia further leased on 1977 to 1979 to LAM Mozambique. Then sold to Sea & Sun Airlines in the US re registered as N39307 in 1988 and further moved on to the hands of MGM Grand Air with N803MG on March 1990. In the mean time it was used by Kitty Hawk Intl. and Exrpess Net Airlines. It got further sold to American Intl, Airlines in April of 1995 for only 4 months who also sold it to Trans Continental Airlines registering it as N181SK on August of 1995. Only three years later it got leased to Kuwait Airways and in 1999 became a part of Air Cargo Chartering's fleet registered as 9G-REM.
The aircraft crashed in Kinshasa in the possession of Continental Cargo airlines on October 16th, 1999, due to equipment malfunction. 8 people aboard, all crew, survived the crash.
This airplane has a great story, sad end of its life!
ReplyDeleteGreat blog, Charter.