N875SJ. Douglas DC-8-73F. c/n 46063-457.

Was also registered as: YV-C-VIB; YV-126C; N4805J; F-GDRM; N789AL; N832AL.

This aircraft was ordered new by VIASA Venezuelan International Airways - 1968

It was built at the Douglas Long Beach plant as a Douglas Dc-8-63 - 1969

It was rolled out at Long Beach - April 14, 1969

First flown at Long Beach - April ?, 1969

Entered onto the Venezuelan Aircraft Register as YV-C-VIB - May 09, 1969

Registered to VIASA Venezuelan International Airways

It was reregistered as YV-126C - November ?, 1975

Withdrawn from service and stored - March 29, 1984

Sold to Societe Generale, Paris, France - May 12, 1984

Cancelled from the Venezuelan Aircraft Register - May ?, 1984

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N4805J - May ?, 1984

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - July 16, 1985

Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-GDRM - July 16, 1985

Leased to Minerve, Paris as the registered operator

Sub-leased to Time Air, Sweden - June 18, 1992

It was observed operating for Bosphorus Airways in an 'all-white' livery - September 26, 1992

Returned to AOM French Airlines (new name for Minerve) at the end of the sub-lease - October 09, 1992

Sub-leased to Aire d'Evasion, Paris - January 08, 1993

Returned to OAM French Airlines at the end of the sub-lease - June 10, 1994

Sold to Aerolease International - June 10, 1994

Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - June 10, 1994

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N789L - June 10, 1994

Sold to Southern Air Transport, Columbus, Ohio - October 13, 1994

Registered as N875SJ - October 13, 1994

Leased to Air India - October 13, 1994

It was returned to Southern Air Transport at the end of the lease - February ?, 1995

It arrived at Perth on wet-lease to Australian air Express - February 20, 1995

It was used by AaE to provide freight capacity for Ansett Air Freight whilst their Boeing 727-277F 'VH-RMX'

was undergoing heavy maintenance

It operated the 'Melbourne - Perth - Melbourne' service four times a week

Operated its first service Melbourne - Perth as SJ2441 - February 20, 1995

Operated its final service Melbourne - Perth as SJ2440 - March 30, 1995

It returned to Southern Air Transport at the end of the wet sub-lease - March 30, 1995

Sold to Centurion Aircraft - April ?, 1996

Sold to Aerolease International - October 09, 1998

Leased to Emery Worldwide Airlines - December ?, 1998

Emery Worldwide ceased operations - August 13, 2001

It was observed stored at Roswell, New Mexico - February 02, 2003

It was observed istored at Roswell, New Mexico - February 04, 2003

It was observed stored at Roswell, New Mexico - February 04, 2004

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - February 21, 2006

Scrapped at Roswell, New Mexico