Draft:List of preserved Douglas aircraft


This article is a list of aircraft that were manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company and are in preservation.

List edit

C-47 Skytrain edit

DC-6 edit

Aircraft Type Photograph Build date First flight Last flight Operator Location Status Notes Ref.
G-APSA DC-6A   1958 June 13th, 1958 1971 GJD Engineering, Saint Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales Awaiting rebuild for static display [1][2]
OE-LDM/N996DM DC-6B   1958 October 24th, 1958 July 11th, 2013 Salzburg, Austria Operational [3][4]
TF-IUB DC-6A   1956 May 1956 1981 Flugsfanid Museum at Keflavík International Airport Reykjavík, Iceland On static display Nose only [5]

DC-7 edit

Aircraft Type Photograph Build date First flight Last flight Operator Location Status Notes Ref.
N381AA DC-7BF   1956 March 23rd, 1956 1969 Epic Flight Academy in New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida On static display [6][7][8]
N4887C DC-7B   1957 November 25th, 1957 December 7th, 2013 Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta, Georgia On static display [9][10]
EC-BBT DC-7C 1958 November 4th, 1958 March 1978 Gran Canaria On static display [11][12]
N51701 DC-7B   1955 July 18th, 1955 1993 Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona On static display [13][14]

DC-8 edit

Aircraft Type Photograph Build date First flight Last flight Operator Location Status Notes Ref.
JA8001 DC-8-32 April 18th, 1960 July 16th, 1960 June 1974 Japan Air Lines Haneda Airport, Tokyo, Japan On static display Named "Fuji" by Japan Air Lines [15]
N220RB DC-8-21   1958 Jan 1959 April 15, 1994 Chinese Aviation Museum in Datangshan, China On static display Named "Mainliner Capt. Ralph J. Johnson" by United Airlines [16][17]
F-RAFE DC-8-33   1961 Feb 1961 July 30, 2001 Musée de l'Air at the Paris–Le Bourget Airport in Paris, France On static display [18][19]
N8066U DC-8-52   1966 April 1966 1980 United Airlines California Science Center in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California On static display [20]
N799AL DC-8-62CF   1968 February 1968 May 17, 2013 Naval Air Museum Barbers Point at Kalaeloa Airport in Kapolei, Hawaii On static display Named "Skjold Viking" by SAS Scandinavian Airlines. Named "Turid Viking" by Scanair. Named "Maro" by Arista International Airlines [21][22]
JA8048 DC-8-61   1971 March 1971 September 17, 1982 Japan Air Lines Shanghai Aerospace Enthusiasts Center On static display Involved as Japan Air Lines Flight 792 [23][24]
9J-MKK DC-8-62AF 1968 December 1968 2008 Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka, Zambia On static display Named "Wakasa" by Japan Air Lines [25]

References edit

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  2. ^ "Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Douglas DC-6A, c/n 45497, c/r G-APSA". Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  3. ^ "Douglas DC-6B". www.flyingbulls.at. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  4. ^ "OE-LDM The Flying Bulls GmbH (Red Bull) DC-6B". planelogger.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  5. ^ "Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Douglas DC-6A, c/n 44907, c/r TF-IUB". Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  6. ^ "Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Douglas DC-7BF, c/n 44921, c/r N381AA". Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  7. ^ RichardConn. "DC-7 Diner still grounded at New Smyrna Beach airport". Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  8. ^ "New Smyrna Beach, Florida: DC-7 Passenger Plane". Roadside America. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  9. ^ DC-7 reaches Delta Flight Museum, restored to its former glory, The Points Guy by Zach Honig; Jan 12, 2021
  10. ^ "Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Douglas DC-7B, c/n 45351, c/r N4887C". Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  11. ^ "EC-BBT - history of one aircraft". CANARIA GUIDE (in Slovak). 2 April 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas, c/n 45553, c/r EC-BBT". Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  13. ^ "Douglas DC-7B". Pima Air & Space. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  14. ^ "Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Douglas DC-7B, c/n 44701, c/r N51701". Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  15. ^ "JA8001 Japan Airlines Douglas DC-8-30". www.planespotters.net. 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  16. ^ "N220RB Project Orbis Douglas DC-8-21". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  17. ^ "Douglas DC-8 / C-24, c/n 45280, c/r N220RB". Aerial Visuals. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  18. ^ "Douglas DC-8 SARIGuE F-RAFE". Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace (in French). Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  19. ^ "ADouglas DC-8-33, s/n 45570 ALA, c/n 45570, c/r F-BIUZ". Aerial Visuals. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  20. ^ "Douglas DC-8-52, c/n 45850, c/r N8066U". Aerial Visuals. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  21. ^ "Douglas DC-8-62CF Construction No. 45922". Naval Air Museum Barbers Point. Archived from the original on October 15, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  22. ^ "N799AL Air Transport International Douglas DC-8-60/70". www.planespotters.net. 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  23. ^ "Douglas DC-8 / C-24, c/n 46160, c/r JA8048". Aerial Visuals. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  24. ^ "JA8048 Japan Airlines Douglas DC-8-60/70". www.planespotters.net. 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  25. ^ "9J-MKK MK Airlines Douglas DC-8-60/70". www.planespotters.net. 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-02-22.