Aircraft Photo of N391EA | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | Eastern Air Lines | AirHistory.net #20640
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N391EA
Aircraft Original Type:McDonnell Douglas DC-10
Aircraft Generic Type:McDonnell Douglas DC-10 (C-10 Extender)
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
C/n (msn):47866 / 149
Operator Titles:Eastern Air Lines
Location
City / Airport:London - GatwickMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGKK   IATA: LGW   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:September 1986
Photo by:Richard Vandervord
Photo ID: 20640
Photo Comment

In the mid-1980s Eastern needed an aircraft with sufficient range for their new Miami-London route, so they bought three ex-Alitalia DC-10s. The service did not last long before it was ceased due to lack of profit, after which they were used mainly on flights to Buenos Aires. This one was ex I-DYNB and was scrapped at Mojave in 2002 as N13067 of Continental

This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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