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List of Douglas DC-8 operators

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The following is a list of past and present operators of the Douglas DC-8 including those airlines which flew converted Super DC-8-71 and Super DC-8-73 aircraft:[1]

♠ - Denotes original DC-8 operators

Civil operators

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 Austria
 Belgium
 Brazil
 Canada
 Cayman Islands
 Central African Republic
 Ceylon
 Chile
 Colombia
  • Tampa Cargo (fleet included converted Super DC-8-71 aircraft)
 Zaire
 Côte d'Ivoire
 Cuba
 Cyprus
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
 Denmark
 Finland
 France
 Germany
 Ghana
 Iceland
 India
 Indonesia
 Ireland
 Italy
 Jamaica
 Japan
 Kenya
 Liberia
 Libya
 Luxembourg
 Maldives
 Mexico
 Netherlands
 New Zealand
 Nigeria
 Pakistan
 Panama
 Paraguay
 Peru
 Philippines
 Poland
Denmark Norway Sweden Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, Sweden)
 Singapore
 South Africa
 South Korea
 Spain
 Sri Lanka
 Suriname
 Eswatini
 Sweden
  • Air Sweden (founded as Time Air Sweden. Fleet included converted Super DC-8-71 and Super DC-8-73 aircraft)
  • Interswede
 Switzerland
 Thailand
 Turkey
 United Arab Emirates
 United Kingdom
 United States
 Uruguay
 Venezuela
 Zambia

Military and government operators

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 Democratic Republic of the Congo
 France
 Gabon
  • Government of Gabon (fleet included converted Super DC-8-73 aircraft)
 Spain
 Oman
  • Government of Oman (fleet included converted Super DC-8-73 aircraft)
 Peru
 Philippines
 Thailand
 Togo
 United States

Corporate operators

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The Douglas DC-8 is and has been operated by corporate operators.

References

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  1. ^ http://www.airliners.net, photos of DC-8-71 and DC-8-73 aircraft (advanced search)
  2. ^ Endres 1979, pp. 17–18.
  3. ^ Endres 1979, p. 28.
  4. ^ "Federal Express (FedEx) Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Aircraft Quick Search: DC-8". CH-Aviation.com. June 19, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  6. ^ "Last Military DC-8". Air International. Vol. 92, no. 3. March 2017. p. 27. ISSN 0306-5634.
  7. ^ Francillon 1979, p. 597.
  8. ^ Air International May 1988, p. 232.
  9. ^ Pocock 1986, p. 119.
  10. ^ "Aircraft Quck Search: DC-8". CH-Aviation.com. June 19, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  • "Andean Air Power...The Peruvian Air Force". Air International, May 1988. Vol. 34, No. 5. pp. 224–235, 240.
  • Endres, Günter G. World Airline Fleets 1979. Hounslow, UK: Airline Publications and Sales Ltd., 1979. ISBN 0-905117-53-0.
  • Francillon, Rene J., McDonnell Douglas Aircraft since 1920, Putnam & Company Ltd, 1979, ISBN 0-370-00050-1.
  • Pocock, Chris. Thailand Hones its Air Defences". Air International, Volume 31, No. 3, September 1986. pp. 113–121, 168.