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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-8 / C-24
    Latest Model:DC-8-71F
    Construction Number:45952
    Last Civil Registration:N752UP
    Compressed ID:Douglas DC-8-71F cn 45952 cr N752UP...
    Latest Owner or Location:Aersale Inc Coral Gables FL

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    Dates

    Event

    1968

    Constructed as a DC-8-71F.

    29 February 1968

    To Trans Caribbean Airlines with new c/r N8788R.

    Circa 1969


    Photographer: EX/ZX Collection
    Notes: At New York JFK

    2 March 1971

    To American Airlines keeping c/r N8788R.

    1 May 1972

    To Saturn Airways keeping c/r N8788R.

    5 September 1974


    Photographer: Lewis Grant
    Notes: At Paris Le Bourget

    28 February 1975

    To Seaboard World keeping c/r N8788R.

    Circa 1976


    Photographer: EX/ZX Collection
    Notes: Douglas DC-8-61CF N8788R operated by Seaboard World/EFS Cargo in (Saturn c/s) at London-Heathrow

    15 May 1977

    To Thai Airways with new c/r HS-TGG.

    Circa 1978


    Photographer: EX/ZX Collection

    31 March 1979

    To Trans International Airlines with new c/r N864FT.

    20 April 1979

    To Flying Tigers keeping c/r N864FT.

    10 October 1980


    Photographer: Lewis Grant
    Notes: Circuit training at Palmdale, California

    10 April 1981

    To Overseas National Airlways keeping c/r N864FT.

    1 December 1983

    To National Aitlines keeping c/r N864FT.

    January 1984

    To Tranamerica Airlines keeping c/r N864FT.

    16 May 1985

    To United Parcels Service keeping c/r N864FT.

    October 1985

    To Interstate Airlines with new c/r N752UP.

    January 1986

    Converted to a DC-8-71F.

    16 January 1986

    Certificate of airworthiness for N752UP (DC-8-71F, 45952) issued.

    1988

    To United Parcels Services keeping c/r N752UP.

    17 June 2010

    To Aersale Inc Coral Gables FL keeping c/r N752UP.

    18 September 2014

    Civil registration, N752UP, cancelled.
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