Picture of the Douglas DC-8-51 aircraft

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More: Lufthansa (Trans International Airlines - TIA)
More: Douglas DC-8-51

More: New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK)
More: USA - New York, May 1965

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N8008D (cn 45252/1) 1st DC-8, this plane was leased by numerous airlines

More: Mel Lawrence
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A visitor from Brazil posted Tue December 25, 2012: Swissair also flew the shortbodied DC8-51 in these days.
A visitor from - posted Wed May 23, 2012: Nice one; both rare and classical!
A visitor from United States posted Thu January 19, 2012: Love old time pictures. Nice job!
A visitor from - posted Thu January 19, 2012: Love anything DC-8
A visitor from - posted Thu January 19, 2012: Looks terrific, I wonder how that image was kept safe for all these years.
A visitor from - posted Thu January 19, 2012: Great new info me - a Lufthansa DC8! It looks almost unreal! What are the other airlines you mention (apart from Delta)?
A visitor from Germany posted Thu January 19, 2012: 5 Stars for this history laden picture! Never knew that LH operated a DC-8. Thanks!
A visitor from Spain posted Mon May 9, 2011: Mr. Lawrence, thank you! Bring back DC-8's, 707's, DC-9's, 727's, for God's sake. When air travel was magical, and planes had real personality.
A visitor from - posted Thu July 29, 2010: The nostalgia value is incredible! A great era in commercial aviation.

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