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This video documents the final mission of the Douglas DC-8 operated by Samaritan's Purse, marking its retirement after 56 years of operation. - Class: Economy - Route: Greensboro (GSO) to Greensboro ...

I never fail to be amazed at what we get used to. Trundling along in the New York subway the other day, I saw all the usual sights. Turnstile hoppers, of course, who never fail to aggravate me. “Why ...

Trans-Canada Air Lines flight 831, a Douglas DC-8-50, crashed near Ste-Thérèse-de-Blainville, Quebev, Canada, following a loss of control killing all 118 occupants. The Douglas DC-8 aircraft was on a ...

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US-based aerial firefighting specialist 10 Tanker believes it will not be badly affected in the near-term by the emergency grounding order for McDonnell Douglas DC-10s. The company operates a fleet of ...

The retirement of the last DC-8 marks the end of US DC-8 operations and the beginning of a new chapter for Samaritan’s Purse as it expands its capabilities with a modern, long-range freighter.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — On Friday morning Samaritan’s Purse officially retired its Douglas DC-8 cargo aircraft and dedicated its new Boeing 767 during a ceremony at the ministry’s Airlift Response Center ...

Friday, the aid organization retired its DC-8 aircraft. Capt. Andrew Klischer piloted Samaritan's Purse's DC-8 on missions around the world including Africa, Poland and Jamaica. “Some of the most ...

US regulators have extended the grounding order imposed on the Boeing MD-11 to include variants of the McDonnell Douglas DC-10, owing to their similar engine pylon structure. The grounding was ordered ...

Samaritan’s Purse, a North Carolina-based Christian humanitarian relief organization known for flying medical teams and emergency supplies into disaster zones worldwide, is retiring the last Douglas ...