Notes:

Never seen a DC-8 before, never seen one fight headwinds like that neither. Sustained winds 300@50 gusting well past 70, thankfully the hail stopped just long enough for this gorgeous thing to land safely.

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Aircraft

N817NA - Douglas DC-8-72 - United States - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Kodai.H N817NA
161 1 0 Douglas DC-8-72
N817NA - Douglas DC-8-72 - United States - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Jhang yao yun N817NA
351 1 0 Douglas DC-8-72
N817NA - Douglas DC-8-72 - United States - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

NASA's DC-8 Airborne Laboratory is seen passing above Manila International Airport 700 feet above ground, a study for air pollution in Luzon as part of Collaboration of NASA ASIA-AQ and DENR

Kyl Llave N817NA
526 3 0 Douglas DC-8-72

Photo location

N845SY - Boeing 737-82R - Sun Country Airlines

On final for runway 30 after a flight from Bullhead City as a casino charter

CGYplanespotter N845SY
218 1 0 Boeing 737-82R
C-GCNU - Boeing 737-36Q - Canadian North

Tyler Godfrey C-GCNU
382 16 0 Boeing 737-36Q
C-FKCN - Boeing 737-36N - Canadian North

Tyler Godfrey C-FKCN
491 16 0 Boeing 737-36N

Photographer

EW-300TF - Mil Mi-26T Halo - Belarus - Ministry for Emergency Situations (MChS)

Bernie Leighton EW-300TF
4,713 1 0 Mil Mi-26T Halo
EW-338TI - Antonov An-12A - RubyStar

Bernie Leighton EW-338TI
3,817 0 0 Antonov An-12A
141 - Dassault Rafale C - France - Air Force

Bernie Leighton 141
3,987 0 0 Dassault Rafale C

Registration

N817NA

Photo Date

Jun 26, 2008

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Notes

Never seen a DC-8 before, never seen one fight headwinds like that neither. Sustained winds 300@50 gusting well past 70, thankfully the hail stopped just long enough for this gorgeous thing to land safely.

Camera

Nikon D300 | Nikkor 70-200 AF-S IF ED VR Show Exif data
N817NA - Douglas DC-8-72 - United States - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Kodai.H N817NA
161 1 0 Douglas DC-8-72
N817NA - Douglas DC-8-72 - United States - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Jhang yao yun N817NA
351 1 0 Douglas DC-8-72
N817NA - Douglas DC-8-72 - United States - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

NASA's DC-8 Airborne Laboratory is seen passing above Manila International Airport 700 feet above ground, a study for air pollution in Luzon as part of Collaboration of NASA ASIA-AQ and DENR

Kyl Llave N817NA
526 3 0 Douglas DC-8-72
N845SY - Boeing 737-82R - Sun Country Airlines

On final for runway 30 after a flight from Bullhead City as a casino charter

CGYplanespotter N845SY
218 1 0 Boeing 737-82R
C-GCNU - Boeing 737-36Q - Canadian North

Tyler Godfrey C-GCNU
382 16 0 Boeing 737-36Q
C-FKCN - Boeing 737-36N - Canadian North

Tyler Godfrey C-FKCN
491 16 0 Boeing 737-36N
EW-300TF - Mil Mi-26T Halo - Belarus - Ministry for Emergency Situations (MChS)

Bernie Leighton EW-300TF
4,713 1 0 Mil Mi-26T Halo
EW-338TI - Antonov An-12A - RubyStar

Bernie Leighton EW-338TI
3,817 0 0 Antonov An-12A
141 - Dassault Rafale C - France - Air Force

Bernie Leighton 141
3,987 0 0 Dassault Rafale C
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