The DC-8 was the very first airliner I passengered in, flying intercontinental with my father as very young child. In those days, as a (rare) child passenger on an international flight, I received amazing gifts from the airline and I got to visit the cockpit during the flight. The gifts I still have as among my most cherished possessions: a satin-lined children's suitcase with the airline's logo and in its livery colours, in it a small cast-iron model of the DC-8 in the airline's livery and a pilot wings pin. There were also colouring pencils and a sketchbook in it. By the end of the trip it was filled with drawings of airplanes, airport scenes and clouds from above. So the DC-8 has been starring in my first and best memories of (civil) aviation.
My favorite part of landing in HNL on a United DC-8 was on the tarmac when a beautiful gal came up to me, put a lei around my neck and gave me a kiss. I was 14.
I always thought the Stretched DC-8 was absolutely beautiful. The long fuselage on its tall landing gear with the gilled nose is pure elegance. Makes a 707 look kinda clunky.
I grew up just west of the Long Beach Airport and I watched every aircraft built by Douglas between '62 and '74. I still remember Playboy's black DC-9 and the amazing growl of the first DC-10s. It was a great place and time to be a kid.
I always liked the DC-8 until one day in 1969 when I took my girlfriend to ORD for her flight to Atlanta on a United DC-8, the days when you could go to the gate and hug people good bye, well, she really hugged me good bye, never saw or heard of her again, but I still love the DC-8 today.
Worked many flights as a flight attendant on an AC DC-8 stretch. It was a blast sitting in the aft flight attendant jump seats during takeoff. The noise the engines made was exhilarating!
Best video I've ever seen on the DC-8, sir. I've been a lifelong aviation enthusiast, aviation college grad, pilot, flight instructor, and RU-vid viewer of all things aviation related. Your attention to detail and clear, concise explanations sets you apart.
Excellent information and presentation!!! My father flew the DC-9 out of Texas. My father's brother worked for Douglass as an aircraft mechanic. My Mother's brother worked for Douglas then McDonnell/Douglas in California in QC. Both of my Uncles went west to California from Oklahoma in the 1930's.
I grew up in the shadow of Douglas with my Granddad having worked at Douglas, then my mom and step-dad years later. My granddad would take me in his Rambler (I was 4) to hang out at LGB in the restaurant that overlooked the flight line and watch the planes take off and land. Later, in my teen years, we moved to a house on Paramount, near the production facility. At the time, I’d made up my mind to join the Air Force and was looking forward to starting my adult journey. The best part of that time was the Air Force had ordered the plane that was supposed to be the replacement for the KC-135, the KC-10. I would ride my bike to the fence just to watch each aircraft roll out in its Air Force livery. One good thing the city of Long Beach did was to declare the “Fly DC Jets” neon sign over the main assembly building an historical landmark to prevent Boing from removing it after their takeover of MD. It needs repair as it doesn’t fully light up at night, but that symbol of mid-20th century excitement for the future still beckons.
Excellent video. I have 17 years on the 8. I flew the 54, 55, 61, 62, 63, 71and 73s. When they were converted to the 70 series they fixed most of the faults the original had. The new engine had enough thrust to get out of town promptly and enough reverse thrust to stop the airplane on landing. I have to correct you though, the chin scoops(the smile) were inlets for the turbo compressors for pressurization(heat). Cold air was from a Freon system. Part of the conversion to the 70 series was the removal of the turbo compressors and the installation of PACKs(Pressurization Air Conditioning Kits). They provided hot AND cold air to the cabin. That was a great improvement in the summer. My recollection is that when the FAA did their Aging Fleet study(after the Hawaiian 737 lost its roof), that the DC 8 was the only airplane that they could not determine the service life on. Douglas had AGAIN built one of the toughest airplanes in history . I flew one with over 100,000 hours on it. They were parked in 2010 only because it was not economically feasible to certify them for RVSM which would have restricted them to 28,000 or below. I was very lucky, I walked away from it and never hit a nacelle or a tail skid. It was a tank.
Wonderful comment, thanks, and yes, I stand corrected on those turbo-compressors. (That's what happens when a DC-10-era guy posts a video.) Thanks for watching!
I would loved to have flown with you. Even if we had to ditch, I'm on-board. The right side, navigation, last seat, low last-class, toilet, wing, stabilizer... I'm there.
I’ve been both an FE and FO on the 60 series and 70 series and was going to write a post about the chin scoops. Thanks for correcting. Yep never banged a pod on either series. We always laughed that DC stood for Direct Cable or Douglas Cable. 😃
1966 was the year. As an 8 yr old traveling alone in a suit and tie, I had no idea what to expect. In the beginning every roar, thump, and jack screw move of the Delta DC-8 signified the end of my world. By the end of the flight I was a fan who has judged every subsequent flight by the elegant standard of the DC-8. I’m glad I flew at a time when airline travel was special, comfortable, and civilized.
In the 1960’s my late father served in the USAF. We spent quite a number of years in the Far East. Usually in summer my parents would send me back to the USA to spend time with my Grandparents. Even as a kid I preferred the DC-8 to the 707. On more than one occasion the aircraft was nearly full of soldiers returning from their Vietnam service. There might be a sprinkling of military families returning home as well. Freedom Birds. The name given to those flights carrying the soldiers home. It will always hold a special place in my heart.
I worked on Dc8's as an A&P mechanic in the 90's at Burbank Aeronautical they made hush kits for early engines to quiet them down i worked on 707 720 a So but the Dc8 was great aircraft and an over built work horse for sure great memories great show thanks !!
Great video! Thanks. My first airplane ride was in a United DC8 from Omaha to Chicago. I remembered they served Waiverly Wafer crackers and I'm still eating them 60 years later.
Worked at McDonald Douglas first as a dc9 Hydraulics mechanic, then as a Mach pitch trim mechanic, DC-10 engine hang and then flight test. Loved working there good money good people. Worked at Long Beach, Yuma and Edwards Air Force Base. My first commercial flight was in a DC8 and I love that airplane. It was quiet. Saw the last commercial DC8 takeoff from LAX. Was there the day Flying Tigers went bankrupt.
I remember growing up in the 60's and 70's in Detroit...my family were aviation buffs and we'd go out to Detroit Metro (DTW) on Fri or Sat nights and watch aircraft from the rooftop observation deck above the Delta and TWA concourse. Delta's Gate 22 was right below the end of the deck and Delta usually parked a series 50 DC-8 at that gate on many nights. To this day...I still remember the flight number (842) that would make evening flights down to Atlanta. I had one opportunity to fly on the 50's series DC-8 and a few flights on the Delta DC-8-71's. The DC-8 was my favorite aircraft to ride in until the time I got my first flight in the L-1011. After that....the L-10 because my all time favorite.
I flew as a passenger on an United Airlines DC 8 flight in 1984. Flew cross country on it. Flying on this aircraft was the smoothest flight I ever flown on. A well designed and engineered commercial aircraft for its time.
Great memories of the DC-8. Air New Zealand operated these (thanks for that photo Mike) and later DC-10-30’s. Watching DC-8 leaving four smoky trails across the sky in my childhood inspired me to pursue my career as a pilot.
Never pursued that degree of flying. I often flew several King Airs 300's, but only right seat because of my background. After flying the B200, a leap to the 300's. Only to follow with the Citations. That was my last. It was indeed fun, even after a full day of business, wherever we flew. I hate it when the gear doesn't lock down.
The one and only. The DC-8 stretch. A beautiful site to see leaving the runway. A spacious interior for an 8/9 yr old boy to ride in. From head to toe, I took a nap stretched out on those two (of 3) seats next to my dad flying at night from MSY to ATL. Our destination, I cannot recall. Stopping once in ATL on the way to the factory, I believe around NJ, PA. I had fallen in love already and blinded by the DC-8. Nothing would ever top that. "We" flew a new twin engine 6 seat aircraft from "the factory" to Louisiana Aircraft in Baton Rouge using UNICOM and the Interstate with no avionics. When mom developed the 8mm film taken by dad from the very back seat (two rows back) she blew a fuse. Boy, you talk about "Lucy telling Ricky", " You got some splainin' to do!" Took her a month to calm down. I had been brought up on the V tail Beechcraft Bonanza's. That beautiful blue striped Bonanza, well it did what I needed it to do for a little boy. Took me a few more years before I obtained my license at 16. I could have had it sooner, but I was busy getting dirty as little boys demand. Flying the fastest passenger aircraft in it's time not even aware of that, at the time. The 8. Always great memories here too. About dads. Thank you Mike for putting this together as we relive "The moments" forever etched in our lives by the DC-8.
My first flight was onboard a United Airlines DC8-61 in "Friend -Ship livery in 1973 from Friendship Airport (BWI) nonstop to San Francisco. I was fascinated immediately especially when those JT3D-3B's went to full throttle.
Mike, my father, Don Danielsen, was a ‘principle engineer’ in cargo systems at Douglas then, and that ramp is keenly familiar; I used to ride my bike there as a kid just to do plane spotting. Dad was so proud of the DC-8! The Super 63 really was elegant! We flew to Europe on one, on ONA. He received an award from McDonnell-Douglas much later for designing an innovative way of sealing the floor of the C-17 that saved some weight. Interesting fact: The DC-8 supposedly had an error in the wing sweep the was ‘kept’ or not corrected for a time. Great video, thanks for your work!
I had an older friend who I met in 1973 that was a DC-8 pilot for Seaboard World which was later acquired by Flying Tiger. Eventually he transitioned to 747s and then ended up with FedEx when they acquired Flying Tiger. He always said he preferred flying the stretch DC-8 with the high bypass turbofans.
I flew from London to Sydney in a DC8 in 1974. Thai International Airline. The Captain told passengers not to be alarmed when we were half way down the runway and still not in the air. "These planes take a long time to get off the ground, so please do not worry" he said. This was repeated at stop-off at in Rome and Thailand.
The fully loaded DC8-63 (high temperature) takeoff I experienced at Yokota AFB had the main gear struts banging down (the point as which I knew we were airborne) just as we passed over the departure-end runway numbers. I knew then that I was on my way and that I was finally going home. It was a moment that has always stayed with me.
Another great video. Thanks. Really enjoyed the interior views of the cabins. Took me back to when flying was "special". Passengers were polite/civil and actually wore clothes instead of lounge pajamas. The flight attendants were pleasant and not so overworked.
Great review of the DC-8! I flew on many DC-8's, dad was an AF pilot and we were transferred a lot of places. I built the DC-8 United model as a kid in the 60's. Thank you! Brings back a lot of memories.
Flew in the DC-8 to Vietnam in June 1970 (Norton AFB, Travis AFB, Hickam AFB, Guam AFB, Da Nang, AFB) and returned home December 1971 in another DC-8 (Tan Son Nhut AFB, Yokota AFB, Anchorage, Alaska, and arriving in Seattle). Both were American Airlines charter flights, I recall. Loved the plane, especially on that return trip a year-and-a-half after my arrival in-country. Always liked those signature twin air scoops in the nose.
Here I thought I was enough of an AvGeek to have known every iteration of the DC-8 and I'm blown away with your pic of the pre-production JT3D turbofan nacelles! Great video! My one and only trip on a DC-8 was on a Delta dash-73 from ATL to YYZ in '83 so I almost missed out on the chance to fly on one as they were almost gone from mainline service by then. I remember sitting over the wing box and will never forget the unique deep rumble I felt throughout the flight that I never experienced before or since.
This is a great documentary about the DC-8. A great airplane it was. Our father flew for Flying Tigers and flew these (63f) models. I have several posters of them from the company that I have of these on their flight line. Father later moved onto the 747.
I remember when I was a little kid going to the airport and being mesmerized by the sight of the tails of aircraft sticking up from behind the airport. That would be Love Field 1969. I was too excited to be worried about how something that big could possibly fly. I guess it helped that my dad worked for LTV and Lockheed before that.
My father flew the DC-8 for United Airlines beginning in 1966 out of SFO and then LAX. In 1968 he chacked out on the stretch DC-8. As a 9 year old boy he took me on one of his flights in the stretch 8 and I remember entering the aircraft at the front and looking down the isle and couldn't believe how long it was. He started on the DC-3 in 1942 and ended his career captain of the B-747 from 1972-1981.
Hi there....my dear Mike , I'm Argentine and in 1979 I started working for Branniff International. "the flighting colours". Remember??? I was based in Argentina but flew every week from Argentina passing by Colombia , Peru , Panama Miami and last New York. And after 3 days back to South America. I am more secure flighting today a DC 8 as in 1979 than those. Airbus of today. I'm proud of that airplane. I stand by it until today!!!!! All my love and blessings.
The DC8 was my favorite aircraft. I was a United frequent flyer. I flew on the DC821, DC832 that they acquired later on, and the DC861, DC862 and 30 flights on the DC871. I had the opportunity to fly first class as I commuted from Boston or Hartford to San Jose or San Francisco. The takeoff was always fun, not quite as crazy as the MD80s. Loved the Douglas aircraft. thanks
Thank you Mike for this absolutely wonderful short film about my all time favourite aircraft. I remember those smokers landing and taking off from Manchester, England in many different airline colour schemes. Perhaps my favourite was CPAir, those DC-8's really suited the awesome colours.👍👏👍👏👍👏
I just have to say these videos are great, right down memory lane. Never flew in a DC-8, but in 1962 flew in an Aerolineas Argentinas Comet, from Rio to New York Idlewild, with scale in Port au Prince. Very exciting for a young lad and thanks for the memories!
My mother worked at Douglas Aircraft El Segundo on the SB2-Dauntless dive bomber during WWII while my father was in the Army. After the war my father worked at Douglas Aircraft Long Beach for 29 years. And got me my first job at Douglas after graduating high school in June 1965. I worked in production control as a parts chaser for the DC-8 and A-4 Sky Hawk. And, worked out of Bldg. 84. on the eastside of Lakewood Blvd. Had opportunities to make it out to the ramp, when parts, instruments were needed. And during compass swings. My parking lot was off of Clark Ave. However, that was short lived as I enlisted in the Marine Corps in November 65. Thanks for the Memories!
Nice video. The most reliable airplane I ever worked on, besides the avionics. A couple of notes. The Diesel 8 didn't use A/C packs, but rather turbocompressors for pressurization, and beed air for heat, and R-12 refrigeration units for cooling. Also those lower containerized cargo containers were a United Airlines specific system. All the rest used standard right side lower cargo doors. The United system had a semi self loading powered trolley to lift the cans and stow them in the compartment. We called them bombay doors for obvious reasons
Thank you! This very well done little documentary brought back so many fond memories for me. The first jet flight I ever took was on a DC-8, from San Francisco (SFO) to Los Angeles (LAX), in 1962. My parents took me to Disneyland for my fifth birthday! It was quite an adventure in those days. We got dressed up, me in my little suit and bow tie, and boarded a jitney to the Ferry Building in S.F.. We then rode an SFO helicopter, probably a Sikorsky S-62, and flew to the airport to board a beautiful silver and white with a red window strip Western Airlines ("The ONLY Way To Fly") DC-8! I was only five and I remember vividly it to this day. I have had a love for air travel, particularly by jet, since.
I headed off to Vietnam in a military charted "stretched-8", most like a -63. Leaving at night out of SEA-TAC Airport, I had an aisle seat in the very last row at the rear of the aircraft. To pack as many GI's on board, there were no cabin dividers. From the back of the aircraft I could look down the aisle and see the cockpit door in the distance. What was memorable is that we hit rough weather over Alaska and we were told to buckle up and stay in our seats. With no one in the aisle, I looked down that long skinny tube and I could see the fuselage flex...a lot!! The door to the cockpit was making a slow circular motion. It was a bit troubling to see but eventually we hit smooth air and all was well.
for several years I used to fly the DC8 KLM in their 'royal class' towards latin america and the middle/far east. nice memories, not the cabin but catering was great
I just discovered this channel and really enjoyed this program. I am a new subscriber. My favorite memory of this great airliner was a flight on a United DC8-Stretch(not sure if it was a 61 or 63) in January 1978. It departed ORF for BWI around 9AM( a short layover where United had a brunch buffet set up for all passengers, even Coach passengers.) Then on to LAX(promoted as Royal Coast to Coast Service with a great selection of main courses and even had wine 🍷 served complimentary in Coach.) A brief layover at LAX and then the final hour long hop up to SFO. I distinctly remember this flight for a number of reasons. Having a large jetliner serving Norfolk was a huge deal back then. It was arguably the largest commercial aircraft ever scheduled there at the time. I think that the runway was 6,000 feet or a little less and you were guaranteed an exciting take off. Looking back at the incredible on board service provided to Coach/Economy passengers then as compared to what little service we receive in this day and age is rather depressing. I was on my way to Asia where I worked for ten years and was lucky enough to fly trans Pacific routes and also around the world during my time overseas. Those experiences were fun but I will always remember my DC-8 flight from "little old Norfolk". I am looking forward to your upcoming vlogs. Take care and have a pleasant and rewarding week.
The DC-8 is my all-time favorite airliner. I grew up in a United Airlines family and we flew on the 8...both the original and the re-engined models over the years. Large windows...lovely airplanes! I miss seeing them.
Fantastic video packed with information and presented with pride. You got a new subscriber. I was born in '61 and was on a plane before I was 2 and continued to travel the world with my parents until 18. It was an amazing period in time to fly in the early jet age when it was still quite glamorous and special. Pan Am, TWA, Braniff International and many others served us so well. I don't fly as much today as I did then and I don't like the experience now as its turned into more of riding a crowded bus of unhappy people. Thank you for sharing.
Well done. Informative and entertaining. I ve also enjoyed perusing the stories and memories in the comments. I counted up I have flown DC 8s on 12 airlines, from CP Air and Iberia’s 30s, to Viasa and UTA’s 50’s - remember those airlines? to KLM’s and National’s 61s, to Swissair’s 62s, Thai’s 63s and United’s 71s. All time favorite: Jal’s 62 “Sun Racer” from JFK to Tokyo Haneda via Anchorage. I was 16 and had the good fortune to be up front with the huge window placed perfectly so I could look at the engine nacelles and watch the vast expanses of white mountains and sea go by. I didn’t want to get off.
Mike, you pay homage to the beautiful DC-8 like no other. As a youngster, I watched many of these sleek big birds approach and depart IDL/JFK with their screaming sound and graceful lines. I've flown on many commercial flights, but only once on a DC-8. National Airlines from JFK to MIA in the 1970s when National had their "Fly Me" campaign with their fleet of aircraft having female names painted on the upper fuselage. The DC-8 I flew on was named Joanne. Thanks for another grand slam video.
This video gives an excellent account of the evolution of the DC8 with many fascinating photos. I loved hearing about your experience which gives the presentation extra authority. I often watched DC8s at Manchester MAN Ringway Airport in the 60s and 70s though I never flew on one. Many thanks
thanks for this! I flew with FTL we had 61s and 63s...what a cadillac....I must say, we were hired as S/Os and learning that monster engineer panel was not easy! plenty of handles, switches, dials all over the place...plus xfeeding 10 fuel tanks in flight...eventually I flew them and what a machine to fly
Great video. I have flown on almost every commercial jet aircraft but regrettably, never the DC-8. But I always thought it was a beautiful airplane. The engine pylon in particular. Incidentally, I have books with your illustrations. Outstanding artwork. Worthy of being framed and displayed!
Very informative video on the history of the DC8, i thoroughly enjoyed it. Also appreciated it not having annoying music that ruins so many videos these days
Neat stories here about flight experiences! We flew on a Universal Airlines DC8-61 out of McGuire AFB New Jersey to Rein Main Air Base in Germany in 1971.
As always, another wonderful episode. I loved travelling on the DC-8, it had an elegance, as did the 707, that modern airliners can not, in my opinion match. Perhaps it was youth, perhaps it was the times but however you look at it, the sleekness and lines of the early 4 engine jets was something special. There was romance in travelling in them. Thanks for all the great videos that you produce.
Todays airplanes are boring. The old ones had character. In the 60s they built them to go fast as well. The cruise speed on modern planes is 50 to 75 mph slower.
Excellent video of my all time fav jet!!! For some reason the elegant lines of this beautiful machine just always resonated with me. Starting as a kid watching them fly over in Houston in the early 70’s. I only remember flying on one (Capitol Airlines DC-8-32) but I have pics of me being carried as an infant by my older brother getting on a Series 50. I’ve built 7 of the Revell DC-8 kits mentioned in the vid with a further 15 waiting to be built. Thanks for the vid!!!!
WOW, super nice. I was always a fan of AVIATION. My Father who worked for the Original Frontier Airlines started my interest. THANK YOU SIR for the EXCELLENT HISTORY of the DC8. I have been on several C47s :-) yes, DC3 and one DC8. I was amazed of the DC8. If you ever get a chance, look at the movie Little Miss Sunshine, that was my Aviation Career. I finally received my Private Pilot License only because I had to LIE on the COLOR BLINDNESS. My entire career was FLYING and yet, got sold out with my COLOR BLINDNESS.
hello i have the privilege to work for FLYING TIGER in early 1980s at ATL , the DC 8 , was the most beautiful thing on the ramp , they did break often. thanks for the memories. saludos
Thanks much for this history lesson. It had much that I never knew. I understand that KLM used every DC airplane ever built including the 8 as you mentioned.
Yes, KLM operated four of the 12 DC-5s built, giving that airline the distinction of having flown every Douglas production airliner from the DC-2 to the MD-11.
@@celebratingaviationwithmik9782 Thanks Mike to verifying that. I recently finished watching (the second time) the series King of the Skies so I have developed a keen interest in KLM. Quite a history they have.
Best aviation video ever. One thing that impressed me was being reminded of the advances in avionics over the years. At 6:10, the DC-7 radio rack gives a glimpse of how large and heavy the radio black boxes were in the 1950s. The huge isolation amplifier box, for cockpit audio channels, I presume, has disappeared entirely in modern airplanes, replaced by integrated circuits hidden away on a circuit card somewhere. The monster VHF receiver/transmitter was obviously heavy and power hungry. Today, most pilots have a hand-held portable VHF transceiver tucked away in their flight bag as a backup, and everybody has a complete GPS system in their cellphones. I assume the early DC-8 would have been equipped with the RCA AVQ-10 radar system, which was all vacuum tubes except for a diode or two. The separate receiver/transmitter and accessory units for that system were each the size of the VHF comm box we see here, and heavy. And so forth for the ADF, Nav receivers, HF radios, electrical inverters and power supplies, instrument amplifiers, gyroscopes, and so forth. Even with all the computers on modern airplanes, the weight and power requirements of avionics have been greatly reduced. And yes, the DC-8 was a beautiful airplane.
I remember the series 70. United used to operate one flight a week utilizing this aircraft between San Jose and Honolulu on Friday. The aircraft looked very impressive at the terminal because it towered over the roof of the terminal and all of the other aircraft that flew into SJC at the time.
Funny... I was born in 64. My dad worked for Hertz at the SJC airport. Dad used to take me in to work with him on Saturdays and I just loved watching all the jets taking off and landing. Dc8"s, 707's and 727 were the best to watch!
Great video on the Douglas DC-8. I too didn’t know there were that many models. I flew on a Super 63 as they were called then, LA to Hawaii, 1969. I was seated near the back of the plane. All the curtains that divide the various seating sections were open for takeoff. I swear the fuselage flexed six inches as we bounced down the runway on takeoff roll.
I used to watch the D C - 8 stretch versions taxi around when I was a kid . From our vantage point on this hill in here Burien, WA. The stretch version looked like an impossibly length shape with an incredible number of windows on it,s side which were a wonder to me because I started young watching mostly stubby piston planes only and very much fewer jets in the early 60 , s .
Absolutely incredible how sharp and contrasty the old B & W prints are, even to this day. Thank you for this most interesting and informative video. My first trip on a stretch DC-8 was to Europe in 1976 on an Icelandic DC-8 fitted out in a single, all-economy configuration. Even then, with 242 seats, it was comfortable than economy is today.
OMG... I so wish I could have flown on one of those... I so want to time-warp myself to like 1959, and ride a DC8 across the Atlantic, and come back on a Boeing 707! I love it, a time when passengers would get dressed up to fly. 😊
I have always preferred the Douglas aircraft over all the other comparable aircraft produced by rival companies. I never see a Douglas without remarking on that unmistakable nose. Absolutely unique!
The design, the shape, the look of DC8 incredibly beautiful. The fact the plane is still creating revenue places it in realm of B52. And would love to see a few Delta planes in the old school livery of the Fifties, the bomb.
Celebrating aviation with Mike while having my morning coffee; life is good. By the way I have written on several DC8 including the old straight pipe 63 and later Delta fan engine 73 if memory serves me correctly.
Hi Mike I live in Central Australia and love watching and listening to your commentary I have always been a keen observer of aircraft of every discipline. Keep up the good work Thankyou
In 1980 I was on a chartered DC8 flight from Aruba to Kansas City. We were downwind for RW 19 about 10 east of the airport at 8-10 thousand. Approach asks if we can take RW 27. Pilot answers “No problem”. Hard left turn and reversers came out on #2 and #3 and down we went. It was the only time in hundreds of segments that I ever got to experience thrust reversers in flight.
My father worked in the Quality Control Dept on the DC-8 at Long Beach in the mid '60's. We lived in Garden Grove at the time, but we moved back east when I was 18 months old, give or take.
