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ID 28230 Views: 479
Photo Comments: 2
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United Airlines
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-54F
Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE)
USA - Ohio, October -, 1977
NwFedEx 757
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N8054U (cn 46011) United DC-8 freighter on short final for 5R back in Oct 1977.......United had a prety big cargo operation here in CLE and almost anytime of day you could catch a DC-8 freighter...These colors just said United on the side unlike the older DC-8 Friendship Jet Freighter paint schemes.......

ID 27496 Views: 1017
Photo Comments: 7
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NASA
Convair F-106 B Delta Dart
Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE)
USA - Ohio, October -, 1977
NwFedEx 757
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N607NA (cn 57-2507) This Convair F-106B Delta Dart arrivied to NASA Lewis Research in Sep 1972.The aircraft was registered as N607NA.Supplied to NASA for use as a system development aircraft,the aircraft stayed here for 9 years and was mainly used for solar cell and ocean color scanning tests. In 1981 it was transferred to Langley AFB,and in 1984 it was cut in half for use in full scale wind tunnel testing.......only two of these aircraft ever wore the NASA colors. First flight was in Dec 26,1956 and was regarded as the finest all-weather interceptor ever built for its time....

ID 26607 Views: 398
Photo Comments: 1
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American Airlines
Boeing 727-23
Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE)
USA - Ohio, October -, 1977
NwFedEx 757
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N1982 (cn 18438) American 727 on short final for 23L back in 1977..Very common sight back then...This aircraft was built in 1964 and was broken up for parts in 1993...Also flew for Emery Worldwide

ID 21637 Views: 426
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United Airlines
Boeing 727-22
Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE)
USA - Ohio, October -, 1977
NwFedEx 757
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N7052U (cn 18859) A very common sight back in 1977 this United 727-100 is on final for 23L..

ID 20337 Views: 696
Photo Comments: 2
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Northwest Orient Airlines
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40
Chicago - OHare International (ORD/KORD)
USA - Illinois, October -, 1977
NwFedEx 757
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N152US (cn 46761) Northwest Orient DC-10.. landing at Chicago OHare

ID 16753 Views: 693
Photo Comments: 2
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Great Northern
Lockheed L-188A (F) Electra
Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE)
USA - Ohio, October -, 1977
NwFedEx 757
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N404GN (cn 1116) Shown landing 23L this Electra subs for the usual Zantop flight

ID 16750 Views: 667
Photo Comments: 6
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Condor
Boeing 707-330B
Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE)
USA - Ohio, October -, 1977
NwFedEx 757
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D-ABUG (cn 18929) Condor 707 shown landing 5R... Condor charter flights came in from FRA

ID 16374 Views: 462
Photo Comments: 2
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Eastern Airlines
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31
Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE)
USA - Ohio, October -, 1977
NwFedEx 757
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N8953E (cn 45868) Eastern DC-9 landing 23L in their white livery...went on to fly for US Air as N930VJ

ID 15826 Views: 527
Photo Comments: 0
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United Airlines
Douglas DC-8-21
Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE)
USA - Ohio, October -, 1977
NwFedEx 757
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N8022U (cn 45595) This "new color" United DC-8 is landing 23L..These colors were a big change from their original paint scheme

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