Back on familiar soil, ex PH-DEC.

A lifelong freighter, delivered to Flying Tiger Line as a DC-8-63AF in February 1969.

This beautiful old aircraft is pictured rotating off rw13R after a short cargo stop at BFI.

This late-build DC-8 was delivered to Alitalia as I-DIWX on 12.3.71 and was bought by Aero Peru ten years later. To ABX 1994 and on to ATI after the short Kuwait lease; stored at Marana-Pinal from 2003

Delivered to ONA as N864F in 4.69, this DC-8 has seen service with many different operators during periods of lease. Bought by Seaboard 12.77 and re-registered from N774FT to N906R in 10.81 during lease to Wien. Emery purchased her in 3.86 and lease to ATI began in 7.95. Ten years later she went to Arrow and received the smart new green colours; was up for sale by mid-2006 but scrapped by 2009

At the time, this DC-8-62 "combi" was preserved at the Naval Air Museum Barbers Point near the southwestern corner of Oahu. In this configuration, the aircraft has a large cargo section up front and a smaller passenger compartment with six rows of seats in back. Sadly, the museum closed in 2020.

Great to see a Stretch-8 blasting out of SJC, well worth the trip down Highway 101. Formerly N8073U with United Airlines.