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Eastern Air Lines DC-9-51 Arriving at Mojave

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Published on Nov 14, 2011 by

N403EA (cn 47685/794) Built 1975

Here you see an Eastern DC-9-51 arriving at the boneyard after serving EAL until they ceased operations in January 1991. She went on to fly for AVENSA as YV-87C.

History:

Allegheny Airlines (N922VJ) ff 9/15/75, dd 11/21/75 922
Eastern Air Lines (N403EA) dd 6/78 403
Avensa (YV-87C)
dd 7/91 - wfu 3/98 SVMI

Shot by my friend Craig Pilkington (Aviation Media ©)

Edited / uploaded by me with the kind permission of Aviation Media ©

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Uploader Comments (RyanBomar)

  • Thanks for this posting,How long ago was this. I sure miss EA.

  • @schnellguy, January 1991, right after Eastern shut down.

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  • One of these days... I'm just gonna buy a retired air-frame and get it painted into EAL colors. And live in it.

  • I just can't freak'in believe this! I last saw a Eastern Chrome "Hockey stick" DC-9 back in 87 or 88 and I just had another flashback! Ryan your a saint! thankyou!

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  • What a great airline. Ruined by the parasitic unions!

  • So when its windy out doesnt effect plane

  • Does anyone know why when they store DC-9s, the slat is retracted and flaps fully extended?

  • Hey Ryan - I gotta tell you - these videos are awesome...

  • I remember when Allegheny got these in 1975. Allegheny and Eastern did a DC-9 swap. Allegheny needed Series 30s and Eastern needed Series 50s. Several EAL DC-9-31s went to Allegheny in 1978 and all Series 50s went to Eastern. This is a sad video - the end of an airline. I remember traveling through ATL when it happened. Eastern had equipment parked all over ATL.

  • The Wings of Man.

  • Great job guys! I like how they put up the flaps SUPER early when they still had the reversers on haha.

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