Golden Light: Pan Am’s Interchange DC-8-62

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Golden Light: Pan Am’s Interchange DC-8-62

10-19-2018, 02:36 PM

Following on from my piece about interchanges one of the most unusual interchanges was when a Braniff DC-8 was repainted into Pan Am colours giving PA the only Super 60 they ever operated. It's a rare model in 1:400 and I was lucky enough to pick this up from Waffle recently.

I dedicate this entry to the Waffle man who I know is out of hospital now and on his way to recovery.

Golden Light: Pan Am’s Interchange DC-8-62 - YESTERDAY'S AIRLINES

https://www.yesterdaysairlines.com/airline-history-blog/golden-light-pan-ams-interchange-dc-8-62

Pan Am had initially ordered more Douglas DC-8s than Boeing 707s, but although it took delivery of 19 of the 25 ordered they had all been retired by mid-September 1969. They had all been series 32s, but then all of a sudden in 1970 there was a 'new' Pan Am DC-8 and this time it

Pan Am Douglas DC-8-62 by rstretton, on Flickr

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10-28-2018, 11:28 AM

Originally posted by RStretton View Post

I dedicate this entry to the Waffle man who I know is out of hospital now and on his way to recovery.

waffle - get well soon.

And nice pic RStretton
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