Douglas DC-8-61F illustration in Air Brasil Cargo livery

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Douglas DC-8-61F

DC8-45980Scrapped

RegistrationBRPR-ABA

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

AIOperatorAir Brasil Cargo

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0accidents

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Douglas DC-8-61F. Operated for Air Canada, Eagle Air - Arnaflug and Air Brasil Cargo. Scrapped.

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Technical data

Country of registrationBrasil

MSN45980

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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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Jul 13, 1968

Delivered to Air Canada

Delivered to Air Canada as CF-TJZ.

Jan 1, 1983

Re-registered

Changed from CF-TJZ to C-FTJZ (still with Air Canada).

Jul 24, 1985

Transferred to Eagle Air - Arnaflug

Transferred to Eagle Air - Arnaflug.

Nov 1, 1992

Transferred to Buffalo Airways

Transferred to Buffalo Airways.

Jun 1, 1996

Transferred to Florida West International Airways

Transferred to Florida West International Airways.

Jan 26, 2000

Transferred to Mas Air

Transferred to Mas Air.

Jun 21, 2001

Transferred to ABSA - Aerolinhas Brasileiras S/A

Transferred to ABSA - Aerolinhas Brasileiras S/A.

Dec 8, 2004

Transferred to Air Brasil Cargo

Transferred to Air Brasil Cargo.

Operators

1968-07-13

Registration CF-TJZ

1983-01-01

Registration C-FTJZ

1985-07-24

Eagle Air - Arnaflug

Registration TF-ISA

1985-07-28

Eagle Air - Arnaflug

Registration TF-ISA · Lessor: Air Algérie

1985-09-12

Eagle Air - Arnaflug

Registration TF-ISA

1986-07-20

Eagle Air - Arnaflug

Registration TF-ISA · Lessor: Air Algérie

1986-09-01

Eagle Air - Arnaflug

Registration TF-ISA

1992-11-01

Buffalo Airways

Registration N161DB

1992-12-01

Buffalo Airways

Registration N161DB · Lessor: Aeroposta Argentina SA

1993-06-23

Buffalo Airways

Registration N161DB · Lessor: Translift Airways

1993-09-06

Buffalo Airways

Registration N161DB

1996-06-01

Florida West International Airways

Registration N161DB

2000-01-26

Registration XA-MAA

2001-06-21

ABSA - Aerolinhas Brasileiras S/A

Registration PR-ABA

2004-12-08

Air Brasil Cargo

Registration PR-ABA

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Douglas DC-8-61F · PR-ABA · Air Brasil Cargo}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-12},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-22},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-22}
}

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