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Goodbye NASA DC-8

9,588 WaterFlavouredSpitfires  6 months ago

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On May 15th 2024 N817NA a 37 Year old Douglas DC-8-72 Made it’s way from Edwards AFB To Pocatello Regional Airport on it’s final flight today as a part of NASA Retiring it and replacing it with Boeing 777-200ER, and as of May 15th 2024 Samaritans Purse (A Humanitarian Aid Organisation) is the only sole Operator of ithe DC-8 left in the United States
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    I was thoroughly impressed by the clarity and depth of your analysis in this article.

    5 months ago
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    o7

    6 months ago
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    Farewell DC-8, you were a good one.

    6 months ago
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    35.8k Marulk

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    The DC-8 is also my favorite Douglas planes, sad to see it retire

    6 months ago
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    51.8k Majakalona

    welp, goodbye DC8!

    6 months ago
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    12.5k Eggplant

    got me worried for a moment I thought it crashed

    6 months ago
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    13.7k Talon7192

    rest in peace beauty we will never forget you o7

    6 months ago
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    o7

    6 months ago
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    Never knew NASA had DC-8s

    6 months ago
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    21.8k LM0418

    i wtinesseed history gusssys!!!1!!

    6 months ago
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    35.8k Graingy

    rop

    +3 6 months ago