DC-8 UPS Helicopters 000 pounds in wartime

000 pounds in wartime

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This Collection features the seven of the aircraft and helicopters used to support the President of the United States

Originally intended as a military transport near the end of World War II

Cooperation allows the participating services to share development costs

DC-8 UPS Helicopters 000 pounds in wartimeDouglas DC 8 airplane model UPS. The DC 8 was the first Douglas jet powered transport. It entered service simultaneously with United Airlines and Delta Air Lines on Sept. 18, 1959. Powered by four jet turbine engines, the DC 8 was capable of speeds of more than 600 mph. In a test dive, it became the first commercial transport of any kind to break the sound barrier. Throughout its 14 year long production run, the DC 8 went through seven major variants,