DC-8 World Airways Army Air Corps Vought F4U Corsair airplane model

Vought F4U Corsair airplane model

Although the airplane's performance was not spectacular and it never got into combat

The design was a quick success

before being replaced by newer aircraft in the early 1970s

The B-24 Liberator was employed in operations in every combat theater during World War II

DC-8 World Airways Army Air Corps Vought F4U Corsair airplane modelWorld Airways DC 8 Douglas airplane model. The DC 8 was the first Douglas jet powered transport. It entered service simultaneously with United Airlines and Delta Air Lines on Sept. 18, 1959. Powered by four jet turbine engines, the DC 8 was capable of speeds of more than 600 mph. In a test dive, it became the first commercial transport of any kind to break the sound barrier. Throughout its 14 year long production run, the DC 8 went through seven major