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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 ...
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UND Awarded Rights To Operate NASA Premier DC-8 Research Jet; Award Worth More Than $30 Million Over Five Years; Jet To Be Housed At Grand Forks Air F

The University of North Dakota has been awarded control of the use of NASA’s top DC-8 research aircraft — a move worth more than $30 million to UND over the next five years. The airborne laboratory is ...
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EAA AirVenture will pay tribute to public benefit flying with Boeing Plaza display

The event will showcase aircraft, crews and organizations that provide aid during global emergencies. Highlights include the last U.S.-registered DC-8, owned by Samaritan’s Purse and a field hospital ...
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Eastern's Super DC-8

Commercial Aviation Postcards [Williamson], NASM.2025.0042, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Scope and Contents "Eastern's Super DC-8." Postcard; right side view of Eastern Air ...