Aircraft Photo of HB-ISK | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 | Swissair | AirHistory.net #588133
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:HB-ISK
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-9
Aircraft Generic Type:McDonnell Douglas DC-9/C-9
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51
C/n (msn):47654 / 757
Operator Titles:Swissair
Aircraft Name:Höri
Location
City / Airport:London - HeathrowMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGLL   IATA: LHR   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:14 April 1979
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 588133
Photo Comment

First DC-9 series 50. First flew as N54641 in 1974. To Swissair as HB-ISK in 1975 then to Hawaiian Airlines as N669HA in 1986. Withdrawn from use at Mojave, CA in 2001. Had a big hole blown into it to test/demonstrate the effects of explosive decompression for the TV program Mythbusters in 2004. Remains scrapped.

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

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