Samaritan’s Purse retires the last DC-8 in the United States and commissions a new 767 to expand its global disaster response ...

Aviation is an incredible tool for Samaritan's Purse,” said Franklin Graham, the organization’s president. “Every one of our ...

The DC-8, registration N782SP, has been part of Samaritan's Purse fleet since 2015. It was refurbished and re-engined on purchase and has been the organization's dedicated heavy-lift aircraft. Before ...

Samaritan’s Purse retires the last US-registered DC-8 and dedicates a Boeing 767 relief jet, closing a 57-year chapter in aviation.

A low-flying jet with decades of history was seen flying over the South Bay Wednesday on its final flight before retirement. A specialized DC-8 used by NASA wrapped up 37 years of service with the ...

Acquired by NASA in 1985, the DC-8 was used on 158 science campaigns. Credit: Matt Hartman NASA’s long-serving McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 research aircraft flew for the final time on May 15 when it was ...

The Samaritan’s Purse Douglas DC-8 has responded to Haiti in an effort to deliver aid after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit the Carribean nation over the weekend, killing at least 1,200 people. The ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition - McDonnell Douglas DC-8 Series 10 - 40 The McDonnell Douglas DC-8 Series 10 - 40 was one of the first ...

A leading U.S. airline donated a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-21 to a charity that configured it as a flying eye hospital as well as a classroom for teaching. The charity began its work in 1982 to teach ...

American aerospace agency NASA is preparing to retire its unique flying laboratory after 37 years of service. The aircraft, which NASA describes as the “largest flying science laboratory in the world” ...