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The Douglas DC-8 is an early long-range narrowbody jetliner.

Over 550 total Douglas DC-8s have been produced since the 1950s.

How a JAL Douglas DC-8 mistakenly landed at the wrong airport while flying between London and Tokyo.

Only three Douglas DC-8s are known to be operating today, and all three are used as freighters.

The unique aircraft has finally left the skies.

NASA’s Douglas DC-8 is about to be honorably repurposed and replaced. Read on for details and the author’s visit to the famous DC-8 for OLYMPEX.

While performing a simulated landing, a Douglas DC-8 crashed in Louisiana, killing all onboard the aircraft and 13 people on the ground.

The DC-8 was considered the gold-standard intercontinental airliner of its day.