| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 2 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bréguet 941 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bréguet 941 |
| Aircraft Version: | Bréguet 941S |
| C/n (msn): | 2 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force / Eastern Air Lines / McDonnell Douglas |
| Promotional Titles: | McDonnell Douglas 188 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | New York - La GuardiaMap |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KLGA IATA: LGA Local: LGA Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1968 |
| Photo from: | Bob Garrard Collection |
| Photo ID: | 488672 |
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This aircraft was flown as a "McDonnell Douglas 188" STOL demonstrator in the northeast corridor in the US during 1968. It was not registered in the USA, but was operated by the French Air Force on behalf of McDonnell Douglas in full Eastern Air Lines livery, under its military serial 2 (callsign F-ZJRL, formerly coded "L"). The following year it was painted in American Airlines livery and flown on other routes. The aircraft returned to France in June 1969 and was then operated by the French AF coded 62-NB until withdrawn from use in 1974. McDonnell Douglas had obtained a license to build this aircraft in the US as the MD-188, but since the airlines showed little interest the project was dropped and no MD-188s were built. This photo was added on 19 August 2022, and has since been viewed 4022 times. |