• Aircraft:

  Douglas DC-8-55(F)

• Reg: Z-WMJ photos
• Serial #:

  45821

• Airline: Affretair
• Photo Date: Apr 08, 1994
• Uploaded: Oct 12, 2015
• Harare - FVHA, Zimbabwe

Rolled out February 16 1966, registered for Seaboard World Airlines as N803SW, but not taken up (ntu). Delivered Flying Tiger Line March 17, where March 18 Seaboard World leased back from. International Aerodyne Inc. bought November 3 1969, where – again - Seaboard on the same day leased back from. Universal Airlines sub-leased November 21 1969, returned Seaboard World March 21 1970. Japan Air Lines (JAL) sub-leased April 1 1970, back to Seaboard World March 31 1972, back to International Aerodyne Inc. October 8. Affretair, cargo carrier of Rhodesia bought October 9 with TR-LQR, and leased to CargOman as A4O-PA January 20 1977. Back to Affretair June 1982, which carrier since 1980 became the cargo airlines of the newborn Zimbabwe. First registration was VP-WMJ, which was re-registered November 1983 as Z-WMJ. Seen here taxiing into the cargo ramp in head-on sun. November 1997 to Transair Cargo of Swaziland as 3D-KRU and May 1998 re-registered as 9Q-CDG of Congo PDR. To Continental Cargo Airlines of Ghana as 9G-CDG June 1998, and re-registered May 2001 as 3D-CDG. Last operator Transair Cargo April 2005 as 9Q-CJC. Scanned from an old slide.

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Aircraft

Reproduced from a slide

Hawkwind Z-WMJ

1,273 6 3 Douglas DC-8-55(F)

Scanned from a negative / Delivered to Flying Tigers on 17th March 1966 as N803SW, but leased immediately to Seabord World, Universal Airlines from 21st November 1969, Japan Air Lines from 4th January 1970 to 30th March 1972, Affretair as TR-LQR from 9th October 1972, Air Gabon from January 1977, Cargoman from 20th January 1977 as A4O-PA, Affretair as Z-WMJ from November 1983, Trans Air Cargo from November 1997 as 3D-KRU, re-registered in May 1998 as 9G-CDG, Continental Cargo Airlines from June 1998, Air Nacoia as 3D-CDG and finally Trans Air Congo in 2005 as 9Q-CJC

Paul Denton Z-WMJ

405 9 0 Douglas DC-8-55(F)

Scan from a k-64 slide

Guido Allieri Z-WMJ

540 5 0 Douglas DC-8-55(F)

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Scanned from a negative / sorry but couldn't find there registration of this one, completely rubbed off

Paul Denton

2,734 3 0 Vickers Viscount 816

Scanned from a negative / sorry for the bad quality, the picture was taken from quite a distance with the equipment (lens) I had at the time

Paul Denton 3D-ALN

3,436 0 0 Fokker F28-3000 Fellowship

Scanned from a negative / I was lucky obtaining a ramp access with a public relation officer from Air Zimbabwe and lucky to be still able to shoot 2-3 VCVs and 1 B707

Paul Denton Z-YNB

2,493 4 0 Vickers Viscount 748D

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mehesz HL7415

2,867 3 0 Boeing 747-48E(BDSF)

mehesz SP-LMH

973 2 0 Embraer 190-100LR

First flight February 14 1991 with Airbus Industrie F-WWIQ test registration

mehesz SU-GBC

2,120 8 0 Airbus A320-231