What became of Air New Zealand's DC-8's. Part 1.

ZK-NZA ZK-NZB ZK-NZC.

What became of Air New Zealands fleet of seven DC-8-52s.

ZK-NZA. cn 45750.
Built 19 July 1965. Douglas Aircraft Co. Registration N9683Z. Delivered to Air New Zealand ZK-NZA 20 July 1965. Leased to Evergreen International Airlines N801EV Leased to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines PH-ADA Returned to Air New Zealand ZK-NZA Sold to Evergreen International Airlines N801EV Leased to Northeastern N801EV Returned to Evergreen and Scrapped at Marana-Pinal Airpark Arizona April 1988
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ZK-NZA Christchurch 1971.

Leased to Evergreen International. N801EV

Leased to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines May to September 1969. Registered PH-ADA. Seen here at Sydney September 1969.

Sold to Evergreen Airlines 14 January 1977. Re-registered N801EV. Sub-leased to Northeastern.

Ex- ZK-NZA. Evergreen/Northeastern N801EV. Marana-Pinal Airpark Arizona. Photo February 1984. Just out of shot to the left of ZK-NZA is ZK-NZC ZK-NZE and ZK-NZG

Ex- ZK-NZA. Evergreen/Northeastern N801EV. Stored at Marana-Pinal Airpark Arizona.

Ex-ZK-NZA./Evergreen/Northeastern N801EV. Marana-Pinal Airpark Arizona being broken up April 1988.

ZK-NZB. cn 45751
Built 10th August 1965. Douglas Aircraft Co. Delivered to Air New Zealand ZK-NZB. 12 August 1965.

ZK-NZB departing Christchurch for Sydney 3rd October 1965. Air New Zealands first DC-8 revenue service. Introducing New Zealand to jet air travel with Air New Zealands Five Star Jet Service.

Crashed on Crew Training flight Auckland International Airport 4 Jul 1966.

ZK-NZC. cn 45752
Built 17 September 1965. Douglas Aircraft Co. Delivered Air New Zealand. ZK-NZC. 22Sep1965. Leased to Private users USA N42920 To Landen Financial/Howard Golden To Crown Air. C-FCRN To F B Air Inc. N42920 To TCB. (Transportes Charter do Brazil). July 1997- PP-TPC. Converted to Freighter. Hush kitted. Leased to Faucett Peru. OB-1421 Leased to San Air. HK3974X Returned to TCB PP-TPC Stored at Manaus-Eduardo Gomes Brazil Stopped flying in 2005, 40 years after construction.
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ZK-NZC. Under Construction. Douglas Aircraft Company plant. Long Beach, California. 1965

ZK-NZC Air New Zealand hangar Auckland 1965 after delivery flight.

ZK-NZC Melbourne Tullarmarine in new livery. Koru logo inaugurated in May 1973.

Photo 13 June 1977.

ZK-NZC Storage: Palm Springs International December 1982. ZK-NZE also stored in the background.

ZK-NZC Moved to Storage at: Marana-Pinal Airpark Arizona. February 1984. Nose of ZK-NZE to the left. ZK-NZG is parked beside ZK-NZE. Out of shot to the right is ZK-NZA.

ZK-NZC / N42920. Made airworthy after years in storage. 4 November 1984. Note tail number is N42920. Flown to Florida for refurbishment. ZK-NZE in background.

Leased to Private users USA. N42920. Ex-ZK-NZC Miami Opa-Locka July 1988. Note: Letter C still on nose leg door. This is possibly the era in which ex- ZK-NZC was impounded and de-registered by the DEA (American Drug Enforcement Agency) for being involved in drug running from South America.

Ex-ZK-NZC / re-registered C-FCRN Crown Air Toronto 26 October 1989.

Leased to F B Air Inc. N42920. Miami Opa-Loka. April 1992. Tail number N42920.

Sold to Transportes Charter do Brasil, July 1997. Ex-ZK-NZC / PP-TPC in original TCB colour scheme. This photo shows the aircraft after it had been converted to a Freighter. Before TCB converted the aircraft to a Freighter it was leased to Faucett Aviacion Peru. Photo below.

Ex-ZK-NZC / OB-1421 cn45752. Leased to Faucett Airlines Peru. Opa Locka Miami. Tail N081421. Also Leased to San Air as HK3974X during this period. Returned to TCB and re-painted in later years as below.

Ex-ZK-NZC / PP-TPC Daniel Transportes Charter do Brasil (TCB). Sao Paulo Brazil. Landing 27April 2004.

PP-TPC ex ZK-NZC ceased flying operations in 2005 40 years after construction.

Ex-ZK-NZC / PP-TPC Manaus-Eduardo Gomes Brazil 27 May 2006. 2nd aircraft from the left.

Google Earth image 2012 ZK-NZC / PP-TPC. Manaus-Eduardo Gomes Airport Brazil.