The DC-8, registration N782SP, has been part of Samaritan's Purse fleet since 2015. It was refurbished and re-engined on purchase and has been the organization's dedicated heavy-lift aircraft. Before ...
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The DC-8: The 1st Douglas Jetpowered Passenger Plane
Post-1945, Douglas Aircraft Corporation acknowledged an opportunity to meet the high demand for airline aircraft by recognizing the future of commercial flying in jet-powered aircraft following the De ...
Samaritan’s Purse retires the last US-registered DC-8 and dedicates a Boeing 767 relief jet, closing a 57-year chapter in aviation.
It takes a village to reach Mach 1.01. The flight and ground crews for the DC-8 supersonic run included flight test engineer Richard H. Edwards, third from left, and pilot Bill Magruder, in white ...
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