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  • How Many Have Flown on a DC8??

    In a simliar vein to the 707 thread....

    First flight DC8-43 YUL-YEG 25 Apr 62 TCA

    Last one DC8-61 YVR-Namao, AB-YWG-YOW-YTR NationAir Canada fall 87
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    BLACK ASS

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    First one :
    June 01st 1963, model 33, airline : UAT (which merged later with TAI to set up UTA) over the route Douala-Marseille-Le Bourget
    Last
    June 04th 1993, model 71, Translift, Orly-Marseille, contracted by Air Inter
    In between
    TAI - 33
    Air Afrique - 33 / 53 / F54 / 63CF
    UTA - 33 / 53 / 62 / 63PF
    Swissair - 62
    Air France - 61 (lsed from Nationair, in partial AF c/s)
    Point Air - 61
    Nationair Canada - 63 (wet-leased by UTA)
    Balair - 63
    Icelandair - 63
    CTA-Canafrica - 61 - contracted by Air Inter
    Minerve - 53
    United Airlines - 71
    Think not to have forgotten something en route
    Alain
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    • #3
      I once flew aboard a UA DC-8 and I still have the safety card from it!
      Steve J. Garrod


      Seattle, WA

      The Ship Café

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      • #4
        My first flight was on a DC8-54 YYZ to YQR when I was 13. I have lots of DC8 flights under my belt as I was a loadmaster on Air Canada's DC8-73 freighters in the early 90's.

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        • #5
          summer of 85 if i remember right !
          going to the island of the sun Tenerife
          [photoid=468699]
          Inactive from May 1 2009.

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          • #6
            For me only;

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            &

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            For, IIRC, 5 sectors (Bahrain - Balad - Bahrain, Riyadh - Bahrain x2 & Bahrain - Riyadh)
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            • #7
              I only flew one time:
              Swissair DC-8-62 Zurich to Dhahran, Feb 1980.
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              • #8
                Nice to see this thread revived. The DC8 (especially the 63/73 series) is my favorite as that wa the model I was the loadmaster on.

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                • #9
                  Good to read we are quite a few to have flown DC.8s
                  Alain
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                  • #10
                    As a youngster, I was lucky enough to fly on UA's 70 series DC8s quite a few times around the western US and to Hawaii. I loved those planes with their big windows and four shiny silver engines.

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                    • #11
                      Anyone ever fly on points of call or holidairs DC-8-53s back in the late 80s early 90s?They flew alot out of YYC and YEG to varoius holiday destinations.
                      Fly Edmonton first.Canadas gateway to the north.

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                      • #12
                        Used to see these guys shoot touch and goes at Namao ca 89-92. I recall seeing some of their planes in YYC as well.

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                        • #13
                          DC-8 flights

                          In February of 1976, I flew SAN-LAX and LAX-MKE. Both flight were on DC-8's

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by YEG boy
                            Anyone ever fly on points of call or holidairs DC-8-53s back in the late 80s early 90s?They flew alot out of YYC and YEG to varoius holiday destinations.
                            I have seen them at FLL. I planned to fly, but getting the ticket from France proved daunting.
                            Alain
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                            • #15
                              Yeg-Lax Dc 8-50 series CP Air mid 70's
                              Yvr- Hnl Dc 8 60 series CP air mid 70's
                              Sea-Hnl United Dc 8 70 series Early 80's
                              Who's on first?..........

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