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Douglas DC-8-53

DC8-45629Scrapped

RegistrationCD9Q-CBF

AFOperatorAfrican Safari Airways

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Douglas DC-8-53. Operated for Northwest Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Aero Caribbean. Scrapped.

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Technical data

MSN45629

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Douglas DC-8

Figures for the DC-8-63 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 54% the length of a football pitch

Length57.1 m187 ft

Wingspan45.2 m148 ft

Height12.9 m42 ft

Range7,408 km4,000 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed895 km/h483 ktMach 0.84

Service ceiling12,800 m41,995 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight161,025 kg354,999 lb

Maximum payload89,022 kg196,260 lbIts 259 passengers with baggage would weigh about 25.9 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity259 passengers

Endurance8 h 17 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1958 (68 years ago) · About 556 units built · Production ended in 1972

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Jan 17, 1962

Delivered to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Delivered to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines as PH-DCN.

Aug 1, 1970

Transferred to Nigeria Airways

Transferred to Nigeria Airways.

Apr 1, 1972

Transferred to Garuda Indonesia

Transferred to Garuda Indonesia.

Jun 1, 1975

Transferred to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Transferred to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Sep 1, 1975

Transferred to Aeroperu

Transferred to Aeroperu.

Aug 12, 1976

Transferred to African Safari Airways

Transferred to African Safari Airways.

Nov 11, 1982

Transferred to Seychelles International Safari Air

Transferred to Seychelles International Safari Air.

Aug 1, 1984

Transferred to Aero Caribbean

Transferred to Aero Caribbean.

Nov 1, 1984

Transferred to African Safari Airways

Transferred to African Safari Airways.

Operators

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Northwest Airlines

Registration N807US

1962-01-17

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Registration PH-DCN

1970-08-01

Nigeria Airways

Registration PH-DCN · Lessor: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

1972-04-01

Garuda Indonesia

Registration PH-DCN · Lessor: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

1975-06-01

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Registration PH-DCN

1975-09-01

Aeroperu

Registration OB-R1116 · Lessor: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

1976-08-12

African Safari Airways

Registration 5Y-BAS · Lessor: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

1982-11-11

Seychelles International Safari Air

Registration S7-SIA · Lessor: SISAL

1984-08-01

Aero Caribbean

Registration 9Q-CBF

1984-11-01

African Safari Airways

Registration 9Q-CBF

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Douglas DC-8-53 · 9Q-CBF · African Safari Airways}},
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  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC8-45629},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC8-45629}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
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