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American International Airways Douglas DC-8-61(F)



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American International Airways Douglas DC-8-61(F)

Reg: N814CK (previously N25UA)
First Delivered to Japan Airlines as JA8040 in Feb. 1970 in passenger config, then to United Aviation Services on Nov. 1986, Air Algerie (leased by Trans International Airlines) on July 1987, then to Trans International Airlines on September 1987 as N25UA, to Trans Continental Airlines as N821TC on October 1989, before being converted to a freighter for American International Airways (bearing Kalitta titles) back as N25UA on December 1991, before being re-registered as N814CK on May 1993.

Unfortunately, N814CK crashed while landing at Guantanamo NAS, Cuba on August 18, 1993 operating as flight 808 from Norfolk NAS, Virginia, USA which destroyed the aircraft, but all 3 pilots fortunately survived albeit seriously injured.