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Douglas DC-8-54F

DC8-45885Written off

RegistrationEL-WVD

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

COOperatorCougar Air Express

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Douglas DC-8-54F. Operated for United Airlines, Air Cargo Spain and Cougar Air Express.

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Technical data

Country of registrationLiberia

MSN45885

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N925BV · Oct 8, 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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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Mar 19, 1968

Delivered to United Airlines

Delivered to United Airlines as N8051U.

Jul 19, 1985

Transferred to Air Cargo Spain

Transferred to Air Cargo Spain.

Nov 1, 1985

Re-registered

Changed from N8051U to EC-DYA (still with Air Cargo Spain).

Sep 18, 1994

Transferred to Buffalo Airways

Transferred to Buffalo Airways.

Mar 13, 1995

Re-registered

Changed from N7046G to N925BV (still with Buffalo Airways).

Feb 19, 1997

Transferred to Baku Express

Transferred to Baku Express.

Apr 15, 1997

Re-registered

Changed from N925BV to 4K-555 (still with Baku Express).

Nov 5, 1997

Transferred to Cougar Air Express

Transferred to Cougar Air Express.

Operators

1968-03-19

United Airlines

Registration N8051U

1985-07-19

Air Cargo Spain

Registration N8051U

1985-11-01

Air Cargo Spain

Registration EC-DYA

1994-09-18

Buffalo Airways

Registration N7046G

1995-03-13

Buffalo Airways

Registration N925BV

1997-02-19

Baku Express

Registration N925BV

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Buffalo Airways

Registration N925BV · Lessor: Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines

1997-04-15

Baku Express

Registration 4K-555

1997-11-05

Cougar Air Express

Registration EL-WVD · Lessor: Baku Express

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Douglas DC-8-54F · EL-WVD · Cougar Air Express}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC8-45885},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC8-45885}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
}

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