MD-80 / Valuejet Airlines Navy and Marine Corps Following the 1997 merger of

Following the 1997 merger of Boeing and McDonnell Douglas

In Desert Storm an EF-111 was credited with one of the first kills of the conflict as a maneuvering Raven caused a pursuing Iraqi Mirage to crash into the ground

Wingspan 21 inches

and across the total development and production program

1953 and became operational with the Air Defense Command in 1956

MD-80 / Valuejet Airlines Navy and Marine Corps Following the 1997 merger ofMD 80 Valuejet airplane model. For operators of the DC 9 who sought to offset rising fuel costs of the mid 1970s, McDonnell Douglas proposed new versions of the DC 9 50. The DC 9 Super 80 was launched in October 1977, with wing span increased by 14 ft. 5 in., and fuselage length increased by 14 ft. 2 in., allowing up to 172 passengers to be carried. In June of 1983 the company adopted a new system of MD designations, breaking away from the old Douglas