Photo by John Kelley
DC-10 HISTORY



1963 - 1966 The beginning of the widebody era
1967 Early design phase
1968 The sales battle against Lockheed
1969 collecting orders
1970 Finally airborne!
1971 First year of service
1972 The long-ranges DC-10s make their debut
1973 DC-10s in Europa, Africa and Asia
1974 - 1978 The shadow of the Paris crash
1979 The darkest year
1980 - 1984 Rehabilitation
1985 - 1989 The DC-era comes to an end
1990 - 1999 MD-10 or long live the ten!
2000 - now The older ones are dying





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