HS-TGX "Srisuriyothai" is taxying at Don Muang with an interesting scenery of DC-3´s, DC-6, DC-7, Convair, Carvair and Caravelle in the background. Other operators of this Super Sixty were Sterling AW and Scanair as OY-SBK, Trans Ocean AW and Burlington Air Express as N794AL. Sadly, she crashed 15th February 1992 at Swanton Ohio. (mehr von HS-TGX)
HB-IDS "Ville de Lausanne" is leaving Lohausen after a nightstop on one of the several Air India Cargo flights operated by chartered airliners into DUS from 1976 onwards.. HB-IDS spent most of her life operating cargo flights, also for Trans International and Transamerica AL, Flying Tigers and after conversion to DC-8-73CF standard for UPS. (mehr von HB-IDS)
HB-IDI "Solothurn" on her way back to Zurich. In the 70´s and early 80´s the DC-8-62s of Swissair were a frequent upgrade to the regular DC-9-32s, which usualy operated the services from Düsseldorf to Zurich and Geneva. (mehr von HB-IDI)
HB-IDL "Aargau" taxies to her gate position with a B.727-100 of Hapag Lloyd in the background. n 1984 HB-IDL was sold to Capitol as N924CL and from 1986 she was operated by Airborne as ´parcel-express` N802AX. (mehr von HB-IDL)
HB-IDF "Schwyz" is seen here after a late evening arrival before a scheduled nightstop at Rhein-Main. Other operators were Nationair of Canada and after conversion to DC-8-62F standard Buffalo Air Cargo, Cargo Lion and Silkway. (mehr von HB-IDF)
HS-TGS The only one DC-8-62AF of SAS was aquired by Thai AW in 1978, named "Jiraprapha" and she is seen here at Lohausen, leaving her nightstop-position after a diversion from Frankfurt. (mehr von HS-TGS)
TU-TXT was one of only six, originally ordered by and buildt for Eastern AL DC-8-63PF, a `Super Sixty` with strengthened cabin floor for operations also as full freighter. She was leased from UTA from June 1977 until May 1979 and is seen here landing at Marseille-Marignane. Operating for UTA as F-BOLL this DC-8 was destroyed by a bomb at Njamena, Tchad on March, 10th in 1984. (mehr von TU-TXT)
N1809E Built in 1969 - Just a few months after this photo was taken the aircraft crashed on approach into Surinam. This was due to pilot error and of the 187 people onboard 176 lost their lives. (mehr von N1809E)