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Wallpaper format: 800 | 1024 | 1152 | 1280 | Send as Postcard Airline / Aircraft Location and Date Photographer National Airlines Douglas DC-8-63 CF Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, June 28, 2011 Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes N865F (cn 46088) Now that's a departure you can sink your teeth into! Reminiscent of a bygone era, this National DC-8 takes to the skies the way I remember it as a kid...loud and smoky.

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Harry Gaydosz	July 1, 2011 at 08:02PM	Rating: 10
Fantastic! Reminds me of when we got the E model KC-135s at YNG.

wrench4fred	July 1, 2011 at 01:12AM	Rating: 10
Can smell the unburnt hydrocarbons from here, great shot!

all4golf	June 30, 2011 at 09:18PM	Rating: 10
Awesome shot, love the B&W!

Chuck Slusarczyk Jr.	June 30, 2011 at 05:45AM	Rating: 9
Thanks everyone. I remember parking up against the fence on Brookpark Rd too...my Dad would take us out there a lot. Those were the days! Brings to mind this classic shot: http://www.opshots.net/gallery2/index.php?page=photos&id=5054

RampBoss	June 29, 2011 at 06:23PM	Rating: 10
Continuing NwFedEx757's thoughts:) ...Capitol, Mackey, Transamerica, Delta,... and a bunch of cargo companies that I can't recall. I can still see this same scene in my head while remembering standing against the fence on Brookpark Rd watching the smokies on final. Woot, Woot! Can you imagine if we had FlightAware back then? Perfect capture of the moment, Chuck.

Gary Locke	June 29, 2011 at 05:54PM	Rating: 10
DC-8's/707's/Convair 880/990...now those were the days

NwFedEx757	June 29, 2011 at 02:23PM	Rating: 10
NEAT!! the way I remember too..Smoke filled the skies with 8s United, Flying Tigers, Seaboard World, Airlift,Air Canada, Braniff,Evergreen, Emery,Zantop,I even remember Eastern's......Iam sure there is more :-) that was a great era.....