- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Douglas DC-8
- Date of Original:
- 1958/2022
- Subject:
- Airplanes--Georgia--Atlanta
Douglas airplanes
McDonnell Douglas DC-8 (Jet transport)
William B. Hartsfield-Atlanta International Airport
Airports--Georgia--Atlanta
Runways (Aeronautics)--Georgia--Atlanta
Airport buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Airport terminals--Georgia--Atlanta - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The DC-8 inaugurated Delta's transition to jet service in 1959. Cruising at 590 miles per hour with 119 seats, the DC-8 was an important step in Delta's rise as a nationally competitive airline. The DC-8 pictured is at a passenger boarding "jetway" at Hartsfield International Airport.
Photograph of a Douglas DC-8 parked at a Delta gate at William B. Hartsfield-Atlanta International Airport. The DC-8 inaugurated Delta's transition to jet service in 1959. Cruising at 590 miles per hour with 119 seats, the DC-8 was an important step in Delta's rise as a nationally competitive airline. The DC-8 pictured is at a passenger boarding "jetway" at Hartsfield International Airport. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/delta-air-lines/m-3563/
- Rights Holder:
- Reprinted by permission of Delta Air Lines
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/delta-air-lines
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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