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The DC-9 . KLM followed the DC-8 quadjet with the smaller twin-engine Douglas DC-9 in 1966 to operate on its short and medium-haul routes. It soon replaced the Vickers Viscount and the Lockheed Electra on these routes. The DC-9, of course, became the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 soon after. It operated two different-sized aircraft variants - the DC-9.
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Airlineratings.com is opening its stunning photo archives to reveal dramatic images of the world's most rugged airliner - the Douglas DC-8. This collection is of the standard DC-8 for North American customers in the US and Canada such as National Airlines (above). The DC-8 was in head to head competition with Boeing's 707 with the […]
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Aircraft photo of PH-DCI - Douglas DC-8-53 - KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines, taken by Richard Vandervord at London - Heathrow (EGLL / LHR) in England, United Kingdom in September 1972. After her first 14 years spent with KLM as "Sir Isaac Newton", this DC-8 was sold to Viasa in 1975. Although bought by Aeronaves del Peru in 1984, she remained in store at Opa-locka as was broken up n.
McDonnell Douglas DC863 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Aviation Photo 2200705
The Douglas DC-8 is a four engined long range narrow body jet airliner. The aircraft was launched to compete against Boeing's 707.The DC-8 kept Douglas in a Strong and positive position in the airline market, in the later years it began to be superseded by wide body aircraft like the Boeing 747, Douglas DC-10 and Lockheed L1011.The design of the DC-8 men't it could carry slightly more cargo.
PHDCS KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Douglas DC855CF Jet Trader Photo by Ger Buskermolen ID
Hey guys ScaringCrab here and today we have some request by some ppl to do more Fleet Histories! Here you go! :D Ibirdball inspired me to do this so yeh! No.
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KLM Douglas DC-8 Fleet 34 Aircrafts Out Of Service, 2 Written-Off (36 Total) • to KLM Safety On Board Cards DOUGLAS DC-8 • Lijst van diensten. PH-DCA. Type: Douglas DC-8-33 (DC8) MSN/LN: 45376 / 48. Engines: 4X JT4A-11 turbojets. Test Registration: - Name: Albert Plesman. Fleet Number: CA. ICAO24 (ModeS): -
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Named Fridtjof Nansen, the aircraft involved in the accident was a Douglas DC-8-53, registration PH-DCL, owned by KLM and operated on Viasa's behalf. With constructor's number 45615/131, the airframe was the newest one of the type in KLM's fleet at the time the accident took place; it had accumulated 209 flight hours. Description
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The decade ended with KLM taking on the 244-seat DC-8-63, but larger aircraft were on the horizon. Specifically, the 1970s saw KLM add widebody aircraft to its fleet, in the form of the Boeing 747 and McDonnell Douglas DC-10. It also later added the newer McDonnell Douglas MD-11. The view of KLM's majestic widebodies landing over the beach in.
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A Capitol Airways DC-8-31 (N1802) crashed at Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States during crew training due to crew error; all four crew survived, but the aircraft was written off. 29 June 1968 A KLM DC-8-53 on lease to Viasa (PH-DCH, named Orville Wright) was destroyed in a hangar fire at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
PHDEB Douglas DC863 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Peter Scharkowski JetPhotos
In front of an estimated 95,000 employees, Ship One - registered N8008D - took to the skies on the 30th of May 1958, launching another great name into the jetliner era. The InFlight 200 DC-8 features rubber tires, rolling wheels, aerials and high attention to detail. SOLD-OUT.
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Last stop on the KLM DC-8 farewell tour before being withdrawn from use. - Photo taken at Utrecht - Soesterberg (UTC / EHSB) [CLOSED] in Netherlands on March 14, 1985.
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A rare 1970s period piece showing passengers stretching their legs onboard one of KLM's Series 63 DC-8s, back in the days when non-smokers were assigned to their own smoke-free section. Just ahead of the rear cabin illustrated was a windowless area containing the main galley and washrooms, similar in configuration to United's DC-8-61s. Some KLM cutaway display models show a play room for.
Douglas DC855CF Jet Trader KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Aviation Photo 1270849
Thanks to the Internet Archive collection, Open Images. Really nice footage here of several DC-8s, Electras, neat gas trucks and pax hauler too, on the ramp.
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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30. MSN: 46936. Miami - International (Wilcox Field / 36th Street / Pan American Field) (MIA / KMIA) Florida , USA - March 1978. GeorgeM757.
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The Douglas DC-8 (sometimes McDonnell Douglas DC-8) is an early long-range narrow-body jetliner designed and produced by the American Douglas Aircraft Company.Work began in 1952 towards the United States Air Force's (USAF) requirement for a jet-powered aerial refueling tanker.After losing the USAF's tanker competition to the rival Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker in May 1954, Douglas announced in.