This DC-7, Douglas' pinnicale of piston engine airliner developement, was delivered to Northwest Airlines July 1957. A forward freight door was added in 1962, but the jet age overtook these beauties and the aircraft was donated to the Alexandria Technical School in 1967. In 1989, T & G Aviation bought and made it flyable again. Sold in 1991 to Aerochago Airlines becoming HI-599CT, it was written off after only five months when it overran the runway end after an engine failure on take-off.

One of the final batch of Eagle 300s, this sprayer is still working at the time of uploading. Bellanca Aircraft was originally contracted to manufacture the Eagle at Alexandria in 1979. In 1981, financial troubles with Bellanca saw Eagle Aircraft buy the the building where they were built and hire 72 Bellenca employees to continue production. 95 aircraft had produced when production ceased in 1983.