DC-8 HB-IGH In The Desert :(

[PhilDernerJr]

Not sure when they put it in the desert, but this photo was taken in June. I remember this one coming into JFK for UN Week I think the year before last.

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[Matt Molnar]

Not sure when they put it in the desert, but this photo was taken in June. I remember this one coming into JFK for UN Week I think the year before last.

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Looks like that UN flight was one of its last. Anet has a shot of her at Goodyear in Dec. 2007, not long after an Art Brett shot of her arriving at UN Week in Sept. 2007.

Celebrated her 40th birthday this year, delivered to United in 1969.

[moose135]

Here she is from UN Week 2007:

http://www.moose135photography.com/photos/199523149_WhZLH-L-2.jpg

[NIKV69]

Nice GYR needed some new goodies!

[cancidas]

shame, she's beautiful! i loved the way DC-8s and 707s look wearing high-bypass fans. i'd bet a C or D-check came due prior to it being parked. i think this makes NASA, DHL and UPS the only operators of modified DC-8s.


nick, i've got to make it out to the desert this year. i'd rather shoot parked beauties over flying 'busses!

[moose135]

Nice GYR needed some new goodies!
I'd much rather see her in the skies...

[mirrodie]

Me too. I think I was there when we shot that.

[Matt Molnar]

Looks sort of like a four-engined E190.

[NLovis]

Actually UPS grounded all of their DC-8's in june-july. DHL is the only carrier flying the birds now.

[NIKV69]

nick, i've got to make it out to the desert this year. i'd rather shoot parked beauties over flying 'busses!



You would enjoy GYR. It's def an awesome place.


I'd much rather see her in the skies...

So would we all, but our reality and the people who have to fly these things are a bit different.

[AnBok]

Actually UPS grounded all of their DC-8's in june-july. DHL is the only carrier flying the birds now.

+ Air Transport International (http://www.airtransport.cc/) They have a bunch of DC-8Fs still flying in addition to 762F's.

[NLovis]

shame, she's beautiful! i loved the way DC-8s and 707s look wearing high-bypass fans. i'd bet a C or D-check came due prior to it being parked. i think this makes NASA, DHL and UPS the only operators of modified DC-8s.


nick, i've got to make it out to the desert this year. i'd rather shoot parked beauties over flying 'busses!
Agreed. the busses really arent too special. just thrown togeather in an effort to make money.



Actually UPS grounded all of their DC-8's in june-july. DHL is the only carrier flying the birds now.

+ Air Transport International (http://www.airtransport.cc/) They have a bunch of DC-8Fs still flying in addition to 762F's.
never seen them at JFK or heard of them so i wouldnt have known. Astar has some DC-8's as well but there own by DHL now so its still DHL. Get em while u can cause paintover's are on the way if they dont drop them. Caught this one today. Dont think its going anywhere till after new years idk since its parked at the DHL zone and the workers there are union.
http://i17.servimg.com/u/f17/13/07/89/09/img_0219.jpg

[Delta777LR]

Actually UPS grounded all of their DC-8's in june-july. DHL is the only carrier flying the birds now.

+ Air Transport International (http://www.airtransport.cc/) They have a bunch of DC-8Fs still flying in addition to 762F's.

Also National Airlines, and Cygnus is still flying the CFM 8s! UPS ground those 8s I believe in 2008..

And believe it or not, there are still many DC8s flying with those cigarette JTs!

[NLovis]

Actually UPS grounded all of their DC-8's in june-july. DHL is the only carrier flying the birds now.

+ Air Transport International (http://www.airtransport.cc/) They have a bunch of DC-8Fs still flying in addition to 762F's.

Also National Airlines, and Cygnus is still flying the CFM 8s! UPS ground those 8s I believe in 2008..

And believe it or not, there are still many DC8s flying with those cigarette JTs!
UPS grounded every single DC-8 they had between May and June 09 because of the economy. I have a feeling some of them might be back with the turn around becuase they also dropped all of their 3 holers and 742's. When things pick up they will have to get something to keep up and i'm figuring DC-8's will be back and maby a few 3 holers. Can only wait and see though.

[AnBok]

they also dropped all of their 3 holers

* with the exception of the MD-11

[hiss srq]

The UPS 727's and DC-8's are gone on permenate basis. Right now the flight engineers displaced off the 8's are waiting for class dates on various types getting paid their monthly garuntee till then. The 727 has been gone for a while now. They might have stayed longer but they had problems with the RR Tay engine in the number two position constantly after they modifyed the 727 to glass cockpit and Tay engines.

[NLovis]

Ah k. well hope they arent gone.