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Douglas DC-8-62H Intercontinental Jet registered as N801BN is landing at Los Angeles International Airport in August 1980. The beautiful long-range jet is painted in the 1978 Harper and George/Cars and Concepts/Halston Corvette Light Blue Ultra Color Scheme with White Lower Fuselage and Light Blue, Red, and Corvette Blue Power Paint Stripes and Braniff Ultra Font in Light Corvette Blue. Ship N801BN was one of two Super 62 aircraft that Braniff purchased from Alitalia. N801BN was purchased in the Third Quarter of 1979, and was delivered to Braniff a month later. The other aircraft, registered as N802BN, joined a third Series -62 purchased from SAS or Scandinavian Airlines in January 1977. With the purchase of these three DC-8s the number of Super 62s in the fleet totaled ten along with six Series -51 airliners. The DC-8-51s were retired by 1980, along with two Series -62s in late 1981. Braniff's fleet of DC-8 airliners were fitted with the new High Wide and Handsome Wide Body Look Interior beginning in early 1977. The remainder of the fleet flew until cessation of operations in May 1982. Sister Ship McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 registered as N1805, the former Alexander Calder Flying Colors South America jet, flew the last flight using the Braniff call sign from Miami to Dallas Love Field, in June 1982. The aircraft was being ferried to the Love Field Base for storage. Braniff Airways Foundation Copyright 1926 2024 Photo: Photographer Ron Monroe, Copyright Braniff International Heritage Archives, Curator Now Associated with The University of Texas at Dallas System Braniff Airways Space Sciences Endowment

THE TWENTIETH BRANIFF DC-8 - Braniff International McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62H registered as N802BN is taxiing at Los Angeles International Airport in November 1980. The aircraft was delivered to Braniff painted in the 1978 Harper and George/Cars and Concepts/Halston Mercury Blue Ultra Solid Color Scheme with White Lower Fuselage and Light Blue, Medium Blue, and Mercury Blue Power Paint Stripes with Braniff Ultra Font in Light Blue. This jetliner was the ninth Super 62 delivered to Braniff. The aircraft began life on October 12, 1967, at the McDonnell Douglas Plant at Long Beach, California, and was registered as N1505U before being sold in late October 1967. Ship N802BN was delivered new to Alitalia, the Italian National Airline, on October 28, 1967, and registered as I-DIWN. Alitalia flew the aircraft, dubbed the Guiseppe Verde after the Italian romantic opera composer, for the next eleven years. On November 24, 1978, Alitalia sold the aircraft to Braniff International along with sister Ship N801BN, which was delivered in April 1979. The big DC-8 Super 62 was painted in the 1978 Mercury Blue Ultra Color Scheme and remained in that color until retirement from Braniff in May 1982. Braniff operated both aircraft for the next four years until the airline ceased operations on May 12, 1982, and then both jets were withdrawn from service at Miami International Airport, Florida. In June 1982, both long-range jets were ferried back to Dallas Love Field along with the other Super 62s and parked south of Braniff's former Terminal of the Future. Braniff Airways Foundation Copyright 1926 2024 Photo: Photographer GeorgeM757, Copyright Braniff International Heritage Archives, Curator Now Associated with The University of Texas at Dallas System Braniff Airways Space Sciences Endowment

THE NINETEENTH BRANIFF DC-8 - Braniff International McDonnell Douglas DC-8-51 registered as N821E is beginning its takeoff roll at Dallas/Ft. Worth Regional Airport in July 1979. The fanjet powered Big 8 is painted in the 1971 Geddis/Harper and George Blue over Light Blue Two Tone Color Scheme with White Cheat Line and Alexander Girard Sky Font in White with Enhanced BI Tail Logo in Light Blue and White. Ship N821E was the sixth and final Series -51 to enter the Braniff International fleet of jetliners and the nineteenth DC-8 to enter service with Braniff Airways, Incorporated. Braniff purchased its first four of six DC-8-51 jetliners in 1973, from National Airlines to replace retiring Boeing 707-138B long-range aircraft. Beginning in 1977, Braniff leased two former Delta Airlines Series -51s from F. B. Ayer and Associates, a transport category leasing concern, including N821E and Sister Ship N820E. All Braniff DC-8-51s were retired from service by February 1980. The Douglas DC-8-50 series included the fitment of Pratt and Whitney JT3D fanjet engines to a standard DC-8 aircraft. The Series -50 was also equipped with a pneumatic air start system for the engines as well as dual thrust reverse system. The reverse system can be identified by the unique cut ins on both sides of each engine nacelle. The DC-8-50 certification aircraft, N8008D, was delivered new to National Airlines on December 20, 1966. Series -51 aircraft measured 150 foot 6 inches in length with a 142 foot 4 inch wing span and a vertical tail height of 42 foot 4 inches. The Big Eight was powered by four Pratt and Whitney JT3D-1/-3 turbofan engines (N821E -3B) each producing between 17,500 and 18000 pounds of thrust each. Cruising speed was a fast 585 to 600 miles per hour and featured a Maximum Takeoff Weight of 276,000 pounds. Braniff Airways Foundation Copyright 1926 2024 Photo: Braniff Airways, Incorporated, Copyright Braniff International Heritage Archives, Curator Now Associated with The University of Texas at Dallas System Braniff Airways Space Sciences Endowment

THE EIGHTEENTH BRANIFF DC-8 - Braniff International McDonnell Douglas DC-8-51 Intercontinental Jet registered as N820E is painted in the 1971 Glenn Geddis/Harper and George Red over Tan/Aztec Gold Two Tone Color Scheme with White Cheat Line and Alexander Girard Sky Font in White and Enhanced BI Tail Logo in Tan/Aztec Gold and White. Ship N820E was leased to Braniff on July 5, 1977, and it maintained the N820E registration throughout its service life. The aircraft first flew on December 21, 1965, and was delivered new to Delta Airlines January 21, 1966. Delta sold the aircraft to F. B. Ayer and Associates on May 7, 1977. F. B. Ayer was an air transport category aircraft leasing company. Ship N820E was then quickly leased to Braniff where it flew for the Texas-based airline for the next three years. Braniff returned the aircraft to F. B. Ayer on February 15, 1980. In June 1980, the DC-8 was leased to Mackey International Airlines, a scheduled carrier operating mainly between Florida and the Bahamas. The carrier ceased operations in 1981, but N820E was returned to F. B. Ayer in November 1980. The aircraft was still painted in Braniff's Two Tone Red Color Scheme at the time it was returned to the lessor. The aircraft remained relatively inactive until May 1985, when it was purchased by Navaero Aviation Corporation, an aircraft parts recycler. Ship N820E was scrapped in 1987, at Marana/Pinal Airpark, Arizona, located south of Phoenix. The Federal Aviation Administration registration was canceled on March 14, 1989. Braniff Airways Foundation Copyright 1926 2024 Photo: Photographer Unknown Braniff International Heritage Archives Now Associated with The University of Texas at Dallas System Braniff Airways Space Sciences Endowment

THE EIGHTEENTH BRANIFF DC-8 - Braniff International Douglas DC-8-62H registered as N802BN is Dallas/Ft. Worth Regional Airport in 1979. The aircraft was delivered to Braniff painted in the 1978 Harper and George/Cars and Concepts/Halston Mercury Blue Ultra Solid Color Scheme with White Lower Fuselage and Light Blue, Medium Blue, and Mercury Blue Power Paint Stripes with Braniff Ultra Font in Light Blue. This jetliner was the ninth Super 62 delivered to Braniff. The aircraft began life on October 12, 1967, at the McDonnell Douglas Plant at Long Beach, California, and was registered as N1505U before being sold in late October 1967. Ship N802BN was delivered new to Alitalia, the Italian National Airline, on October 28, 1967, and registered as I-DIWN. Alitalia flew the aircraft, dubbed the Guiseppe Verde after the Italian romantic opera composer, for the next eleven years. On November 24, 1978, Alitalia sold the aircraft to Braniff International along with sister Ship N801BN, which was delivered in April 1979. The big DC-8 Super 62 was painted in the 1978 Mercury Blue Ultra Color Scheme and remained in that color until retirement from Braniff in May 1982. Braniff operated both aircraft for the next four years until the airline ceased operations on May 12, 1982, and then both jets were withdrawn from service at Miami International Airport, Florida. In June 1982, both long-range jets were ferried back to Dallas Love Field along with the other Super 62s and parked south of Braniff's former Terminal of the Future. Ship N802BN was solid to International Air Leases in October 1983, and then promptly leased to Hawaiian Airlines on December 1, 1983. Hawaiian flew the aircraft for next two years before returning it to IAL on February 1, 1985. The aircraft was then leased to Aeromexico on December 15, 1986, and configured for 189 Coach Class passengers. Aero Mexico registered the aircraft as XA-AMT and flew N802BN for the next two years. On April 30, 1988, Aeromexico returned the aircraft to IAL. International Air Leases reregisterd the big DC-8 as N802BN on January 17, 1989, and two months later the aircraft was converted to a Freighter Series -62H(F) version in March 1989. IAL leased the aircraft in freighter configuration to Zambia Airways in January 1990. Zambia operated the aircraft for the next ten months, before returning the cargo jet in September 1990. IAL then leased the aircraft to Arrow Air on October 1, 1990, where it remained in service until March 18, 1995, when Arrow returned the aircraft to IAL. Three months later on June 9, 1995, Arrow again leased N802BN and operated it for another two years. Braniff Airways Foundation Copyright 1926 2024 Photo: Braniff Airways, Incorporated, Copyright Braniff International Heritage Archives, Curator Now Associated with The University of Texas at Dallas System Braniff Airways Space Sciences Endowment

THE SEVENTEENTH BRANIFF DC-8 - Braniff International McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 Intercontinental Jet registered as N810BN is landing at Miami International Airport in December 1980. The aircraft is painted in the 1971 Glenn Geddis/Harper and George Blue over Light Blue Two Tone Color Scheme with White Cheat Line and 1965 Alexander Girard Sky Font in White with Enhanced BI Tail Logo in Light Blue and White. This was the first of only three used Super 62s that were delivered to Braniff during 1977, 1978, and 1979. Ship N810BN was purchased new by Scandinavian Airlines and delivered to the Stockholm-based carrier on August 8, 1967. SAS registered the aircraft as SE-DBF and dubbed it the Ingvar Viking, which mean't "the far travelled." The carrier operated the aircraft slightly over ten years before retirement. On January 12, 1977, the big four-engine long-range jetliner was sold to Braniff International and was reregistered as N810BN. Braniff repainted the aircraft in the 1971 Two Tone Blue over Light Blue Color Scheme and it remained in that scheme until retirement in May 1982. The aircraft was used on Braniff's Latin America Division route system for the next five years. On May 12, 1982, the luxury jet was withdrawn from use at Miami International Airport and was then ferried back to Braniff's Dallas Love Field Base at 7701 Lemmon Avenue in June 1982. Ship N810BN was the eighth Super 62 to enter the Braniff fleet. In June 1982, the aircraft was placed in the BRNF Liquidating Trust, which was formed to represent the interests of certain Braniff Airways, Incorporated, creditors. In October 1983, the aircraft was sold to International Air Leases, Inc., or IAL, the parent company of Miami-based Arrow Air from 1981, until 1999. IAL leased N810BN to Rich International Airways on December 1, 1983. Rich, a Miami-based cargo airline, began charter passenger flights from Miami to Hawaii and Europe using aircraft such as N810BN. The charter operation was short-lived and it was discontinued in 1983. Braniff Airways Foundation Copyright 1926 2024 Photo: Photographer Bob Garrard, Copyright Braniff International Heritage Archives Now Associated with The University of Texas at Dallas System Braniff Airways Space Sciences Endowment

THE SIXTEENTH BRANIFF DC-8 - Braniff International McDonnell Douglas DC-8-51 registered as N811BN is taxiing at Bogota's El Dorado International Airport in 1977. The aircraft is painted in the 1971 Glenn Geddis/Harper and George Green over Olive Green Two Tone Color Scheme with White Cheat Line and Alexander Girard Sky Font in White and Enhanced BI Tail Logo in Olive Green and White. Ship N811BN was the fourth Series -51 to enter Braniff's fleet of fine Intercontinental Jets. Braniff purchased four Series -51 four-engine jet liners from National Airlines on May 15, 1973, including N811BN, N812BN, N813BN, and N814BN. These four aircraft replaced the carrier's four aging short-body long-range Boeing 707-138B aircraft, which were purchased from Qantas Airways in 1969. The DC-8-51 purchase was an integral part of the company's 1971 Fleet Standardization Program, which called for only three types of aircraft including Boeing 727 for US domestic and Mexico, Boeing 747 Mainland US to Hawaii, and Douglas DC-8 for US Mainland to South America. Two additional Series -51 aircraft, N820E and N821E, former Delta Airlines jets, were purchased in July 1977, bringing Braniff's total to six. Ship N811BN was the first of the four National DC-8's delivered to Braniff. The aircraft was delivered new to National Airlines on February 23, 1962, and was registered as N774C. The aircraft remained in National's fleet until delivery to Braniff on October 23, 1973. On November 7, 1973, the aircraft was reregistered as N811BN and was painted in the 1971 Green Two Tone Color Scheme and it remained in that color until retirement. All Series -51 aircraft were painted in the 1971 Two Tone Scheme, while none received the 1978 Ultra Scheme. Braniff operated N811BN for the next seven years before retiring the aircraft in February 1980. All Series -51 aircraft were retired during 1979 and 1980. N811BN was withdrawn from use at Miami International Airport, and was stored at there until it was broken up in January 1983. Ship N811BN's FAA registration was cancelled on August 28, 1973, and listed Braniff Airways, Incorporated, of DFW Airport, Texas, as the last registered owner/operator. Braniff Airways Foundation Copyright 1926 2024 Photo: Photographer Vernon Murphy, Copyright Braniff International Heritage Archives Now Associated with The University of Texas at Dallas System Braniff Airways Space Sciences Endowment

THE FIFTEENTH BRANIFF DC-8 - Braniff International DC-8-51 registered as N812BN is turning final at Miami International Airport, Florida, in September 1974. This aircraft was the third Series -51 to enter the Braniff fleet and is painted in the 1971 Glenn Geddis/Harper and George Red over Tan/Aztec Gold Two Tone Color Scheme with White Cheat Line and Alexander Girard Sky Font in White and Enhanced BI Tail Logo Tan/Aztec Gold and White. Ship N812BN was delivered previously owned to Braniff on September 1, 1973, and acted as a replacement aircraft for the retiring Boeing 707 fleet, which was mandated by Braniff Chairman of the Board of Directors Harding Lawrence's Fleet Standardization Plan, that called for only Boeing 727, McDonnell Douglas, DC-8, and Boeing 747 aircraft each assigned to specific geographical areas. This plan allowed for an impressive array of cost savings from pilot training simplification to spare parts inventory reductions. N812BN was built on March 16, 1962, at the Long Beach, California, Douglas Aircraft Plant for Eastern Airlines, but the carrier did not take the four-engine jetliner. Instead, National Airlines took delivery on April 6, 1962, and it was registered as N875C. The big jet flew for The Airline of the Stars for 10 years. On July 1, 1972, N812BN was leased to Air Jamaica, but was returned to National Airlines two months later on September 7, 1972. A year later, the aircraft was sold to Braniff and it was reregistered as N812BN, and the big Douglas jetliner flew for Braniff until February 1980. On February 2, 1980, the aircraft was sold to Gutierrez Hernando of Miami Springs, Florida. On February 15, 1980, N812BN was sold to ARCA Colombia Airlines of Colombia, in South America. The new owner operated as an air cargo airline. On December 17, 1980, N812BN was converted to a freighter aircraft and redesignated as DC-8-51F. ARCA Colombia reregistered the aircraft in Colombia as HK-2587X. Braniff Airways Foundation Copyright 1926 2024 Photo: Photographer Vernon Murphy, Copyright Braniff International Heritage Archives Now Associated with The University of Texas at Dallas System Braniff Airways Space Sciences Endowment

THE FOURTEENTH BRANIFF DC-8 - Braniff International McDonnell Douglas DC-8-51 registered as N814BN is departing Miami International Airport in late 1978. The big four-engine Douglas airliner is painted in the 1971 Glenn Geddis/Harper and George Orange over Mustard/Ochre Two Tone Color Scheme with White Cheat Line and Alexander Girard Sky Font and Enhanced BI Tail Logo in Mustard/Ochre and White. This jet was one of four Series -51s purchased in 1973, to replace Boeing 707 aircraft and for use on charters and domestic routes. Ship N814BN was first flown at Douglas Aircraft Company's Long Beach plant in early November 1962, and was delivered to National Airlines, Inc., a few days later on November 20, 1962. The aircraft was registered as N779C and flew for the Miami, Florida-based "Airline of the Stars" for the next seven years. On August 10, 1973, the jetliner, reregistered by Braniff as N814BN, the second of four former National Series -51 jets delivered to Braniff during the summer and fall of 1973, was delivered to the Dallas-based carrier. The aircraft was painted in the 1971 Orange over Mustard/Ochre Two Tone Color Scheme and it remained in that scheme until retirement from Braniff. Sister Ships N811BN, N812BN and N813BN were also purchased by Braniff and delivered on October 23, 1973, September 1, 1973, and June 15, 1973, respectively. The addition of the smaller capacity long-range Douglas jets allowed for retirement of similarly configured Boeing aircraft as called for under the company's 1971 Fleet Standardization Plan. Announced on May 15, 1973, the four previously owned aircraft were purchased from National Airlines, which ordered the jets new and were all delivered in 1962. The amount of the purchase, which included the four aircraft, engines and spare parts was not disclosed. Braniff Airways Foundation Copyright 1926 2024 Photo: Photographer Unknown Braniff International Heritage Archives Now Associated with The University of Texas at Dallas System Braniff Airways Space Sciences Endowment