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Douglas DC-8-54F · PP-TAR · TCB - Transportes Charter do Brasil

Douglas DC-8-54F illustration in TCB - Transportes Charter do Brasil livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Douglas DC-8-54F

DC8-45668Scrapped
RegistrationBRPP-TAR
Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation registerWhat does this badge mean?We checked that this aircraft’s registration, serial number and model match the official civil aviation register: ANAC Brazil (Brazil), data as of Oct 9, 2026.That makes its identity more reliable. The verification expires after 12 months: if the register stops confirming it, the badge disappears.How we verify
OperatorTCB - Transportes Charter do Brasil
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0incidents
0accidents
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Douglas DC-8-54F. Operated for Capitol International Airways, Seaboard World and TCB - Transportes Charter do Brasil. Scrapped.

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Technical data

Country of registrationBrasil
MSN45668
VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of ANAC Brazil (Brazil) · Oct 9, 2026

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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Aircraft chronology

Sep 13, 1963
Delivered to Capitol International Airways
Delivered to Capitol International Airways as N4904C.
Mar 1, 1967
Transferred to Seaboard World
Transferred to Seaboard World.
Dec 1, 1967
Transferred to Eastern Air Lines
Transferred to Eastern Air Lines.
Apr 29, 1968
Transferred to Capitol International Airways
Transferred to Capitol International Airways.
May 9, 1975
Transferred to Aviaco
Transferred to Aviaco.
Jun 22, 1985
Transferred to AECA Carga
Transferred to AECA Carga.
Oct 15, 1987
Transferred to CF Air Freight
Transferred to CF Air Freight.
Oct 15, 1987
Transferred to TPI International Airways
Transferred to TPI International Airways.
Sep 1, 1989
Transferred to BAX Global
Transferred to BAX Global.
May 1, 1990
Transferred to TPI International Airways
Transferred to TPI International Airways.
Jun 5, 1991
Transferred to TAB Transportes Aereos Bolivianos
Transferred to TAB Transportes Aereos Bolivianos.
Jul 1, 1999
Transferred to TCB - Transportes Charter do Brasil
Transferred to TCB - Transportes Charter do Brasil.

Operators

1963-09-13
1967-03-01
Seaboard World
Registration N4904C · Lessor: Capitol International Airways
1967-12-01
Eastern Air Lines
Registration N8740 · Lessor: Capitol International Airways
1968-04-29
1975-05-09
Aviaco
Registration EC-CQM
1985-06-22
AECA Carga
Registration HC-BLU
1987-10-15
CF Air Freight
Registration N355Q
1987-10-15
TPI International Airways
Registration N355Q
1989-09-01
BAX Global
Registration N356WS
1990-05-01
TPI International Airways
Registration N356WS
1991-06-05
1999-07-01

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  title        = {{Douglas DC-8-54F · PP-TAR · TCB - Transportes Charter do Brasil}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-23},
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