LN-PIP

[Dan K. Hansen]

A long time ago I asked Tony if he could do me a private paint.

Based at EKCH, an old DC-8-33 registered LN-PIP has been used fore fire drills for God knows how many years.

The story would tell that it only flew once or twice in the livery it is wearing today, as a freighter carrying live chicken to Norway.

The Danish word for the birds "sound" is "PIP" hence the comedy in the registration.

Well I've lost the paint a few times, but every time Tony has saved it for me, and lastly this other night. I've now promised to save at secure place.

This is livery might not be for the broad audience, but is has a special place in my heart. So thanks Tony for saving my Christmas (again)

This is a link to a picture of LN-PIP (I think a bit more recent than the pictures I gave you to work with Tony):

www.airliners.net/open.file/1080638/L/

I will be off-line during the holidays, so it might take a while before we "see" each other again.

Mean while I also might take the old "hen" out for a flight now she's got some new gauges ;-)

Just found another nice series of shots here:

www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?regsearch=LN-PIP&view=true

Ha, ha.... almost forgotten all about this one....Used as AI in FS9:
forum.fsscreenshots.com/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=2&topic_id=6925&mode=full&page=4

Well, with Mark's talent for storytelling and ability to dig out all kind of facts from here and there, we might get a bit more information of this particular aircraft.

For starters it is supposed to be cn.: 45256/40.

Have a nice Christmas and a happy new year.

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

From what I can determine ....

C/N # 45256.
L/N # 40.
Built as a DC-8-32 and delivered to PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS as N803PA, "Jet Clipper Mandarin" on Feruary 7th 1960.

First DC-8-32 delivered.

Powered by 4 P&W JT4A-5 turbojet engines.

Later upgraded to DC-8-33



Sold to Delta on December 30th1968. Reregistered N8038A. Operated DELTA/PAN AM through services to London during the early 1970s.

Converted to DC-8-33F during the early 1980's



Sold to CHIKKO-DAN AIRWAYS during late 1983. Reregistered LN-PIP. Only operated 1 service before the company suspending operations.

Aircraft withdrawn from service and retired on February 1st 1985.

Total flying time 47,116 hours

Bought by SAS and stripped of all serviceable components.

First used as a ground towing/push-back trainer at Copenhagen/Kastrup.

Later used as a airport rescue fire service trainer at Copenhagen/Kastrup.

Existent at Copenhagen/Kastrup.

Mark C
AKL/NZ

[Dan K. Hansen]

Thank you for this small review Mark, I knew I could rely on you ;-)

Yes it did actually fly as LN-PIP at least twice. Once filled with live chicken from Denmark to Norway. And at least a ferry flight or so back, as it is now placed more or less permanent at EKCH.

So the rumours that state that she has been residing there for nearly 20 years may very well be true....! Pretty nice shape considered 20 years of Danish weather ;-) although there is not much but the hull left...

Would you consider it restoration-worthy or is it just one of those "one-off" that pops up every now and then?

[Tony Madge - HJG]

I guess I should release this "old" paint on HJG just in case you lose it again Dan

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

Dan .... I've just updated/corrected my original information concerning this aircraft .... and added a couple of picture of her too

guess I should release this "old" paint on HJG just in case you lose it again Dan

That's a very good idea Tony .... since we now know the aircraft definitiely make at least 1 flight in this under the CHIKKO-DAN banner and in this particular livery.

Mark C
AKL/NZ

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

Would you consider it restoration-worthy or is it just one of those "one-off" that pops up every now and then?

I guess anything's probably worth restoration .... provided one first finds an idiot willing to chuck money at it .... "A HELL OF A LOT OF MONEY" .... and keep chucking money at it in the future too !

Sadly though .... what tends to happen in the majority of these keep situations is the bloody things end up getting scrapped

Their value in scrap often well exceeds what most idiots can afford or are willing to pay to restore/preserve them .... and then maintaining them in reasonable display condition

BY NO MEANS AN IMPOSIBLE PROSPECT .... but .... BY NO MEANS A PARTICULARLY CHEAP ONE EITHER !

Mark C
AKL/NZ