UK pax DC-8?
I had forgotten that Lloyd Intl had ordered 3 DC-8 63PF's (but it was 50 years ago lol)
No other UK airlines operated passenger DC-8 aircraft, but both Court Line and British Midland were reported as mooting the -63 series.
BMA would have replaced the 3 707C's had they got any LHR-USA licences (which they never got) At the same time MDD were wooing BMA with the DC-9 Super 80.
The BMA DC-8's would have been second-hand and may have been re-engined types but I cannot recall.
Court Line, I assume they went firm with the Tristar.
In the 1970's and 80's many UK pax flew on DC-8 holiday charter fights to the Med, but with Aviaco, Spantax, Air Spain, TAE, and CTA Canafrica Transportes Aereos, and for the Transatlantic's from the early Affinity Group charter days in the 1960's flew DC-8's of CP Air, International Air Bahama, Loftleidir Icelandic, ONA, Saturn, Universal, TIA, AFA, World, and Capitol (maybe Airlift too)
Both Saber Air and African Safari flew UK charter pax from LGW.
Later on a few other Canadian Airlines flew DC-8's in to the UK on charters, and in the early 1990's Irish airline Translift flew some IT's from UK airports to the Med and MCO with their DC-8 71's for a couple of seasons.
Re Lloyds DC-8 order -
From Flight International in 1969
Its present fleet of two Britannia 312s are leased from Lloyd International Airways (Hong Kong) Ltd, and it has also a DC-4 which is sub-leased to another carrier. The Hong Kong company has on order two DC-8-63Fs which will be leased to Lloyd International on delivery (August 1968 and May 1969 respectively). The two Britannia's are maintained by Aviation Traders (Engineering) Ltd under a contract effective until 1972.
its 1968 transatlantic passenger charter operations account for 70% from charter operations.
But Lloyd was refused a British licence to operate these services. Base is London (Stansted) Airport.
New orders made 1968 -
G- DC‑8‑63CF 46062 05/08/1969 Lloyd Int'l AW -- Acquisition cancelled To (Airlift International N6163A)
G- DC‑8‑63CF 46061 03/07/1969 Lloyd Int'l AW -- Acquisition cancelled To (Airlift International N6162A)
G- DC‑8‑63CF 45969 20/08/1968 Lloyd Int'l AW -- Acquisition cancelled To (Airlift International N6161A)
Lloyd went on to acquire 3 707's from 1970.
G-AYAG B.707‑321 18085 built 07/06/1961 Lloyd Int'l AW ex N759PA Pan Am
G-AYRZ B.707‑321 18084 built 18/05/1961 Lloyd Int'l AW ex N758PA Pan Am
G-AZJM B.707‑324C 18886 built 11/06/1965 Lloyd Int'l AW ex N17323 Continental AL To British Caledonian