| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 163050 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-8 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-8 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas EC-24A (DC-8-54AF) |
| C/n (msn): | 45881 / 276 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Tucson - Davis-Monthan AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDMA IATA: DMA Local: DMA Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 19 November 2022 |
| Photo by: | Javier Rodríguez |
| Photo ID: | 527231 |
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This is the US Navy's military version of the DC-8 known as the EC-24A. Note the interesting array of antennas and the electronic pod underneath the front of the plane. Originally delivered to United Airlines as N8048U and operated until 1984. Purchased by the Navy in 1987 (the only one they ever bought) and used until 1998 for electronic warfare testing This photo is copyright © Javier Rodríguez, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 7 December 2022, and has since been viewed 1488 times. |