The DC-8 was designed for transcontinental and transoceanic travel, with a range of up to 5,830 miles (9,380 km) in its early models, depending on the variant. It also flew at higher altitudes ...

Red’s home started out as N8605 45426/49 DC-8-21, the 49th of the 556 units of the McDonnell Douglas DC-8 produced, a narrow-bodied long-range airliner built in the U.S. by American Douglas ...

United Airlines and Delta Air Lines soared into the jet age last week with the first commercial flights of the Douglas DC-8. Slightly slower than the Boeing 707 (550 m.p.h. v. 540 m.p.h.). the ...