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When the Jet Age came in 1958, United entered it by being the second airline to fly the DC-8 in revenue service (being beaten by Delta by a few hours). Eventually United amassed the largest DC-8 fleet in the world, using it extensively on key routes throughout North America and to Hawaii; United continued to operate DC-8s into the early 1990s. This scale model depicts a DC-8-62 as seen in 1969. The "Super Sixty" series had increased capacity due to longer fuselage, as well as upgraded engines and longer cruising range. The -62 was shorter than other Super Sixty models, sacrificing capacity for range. United acquired the -62 in hopes of flying nonstop to Hawaii from the East Coast. The livery seen here is the 1958 "Jet Mainliner" livery. It would be slightly modified in 1972 into the short-lived, but much-beloved, "Stars and Bars" livery, identifying each aircraft by its model name followed by the phrase "Friend Ship." Photo taken at Flight Path Museum at the south end of Los Angeles International Airport, covering the history of aviation, especially as it pertains to LAX. |
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| Author | Rachel from Los Angeles, California, USA |
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