This
Braniff Calder DC-8 is One of Those Models I've Been Pursuing All of
My Model Collecting Life! Today, we live in an era where "Theme"
planes are common throughout the airline industry but the Braniff Calder
DC-8 was one of the Very First & Still Remains One of the Most Famous.
As Always, Thanks For Visiting!
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Welcome
Fellow DC-8 Enthusiasts!
As
you may guess from my eMail, eBay and web addresses - I'm a HUGE FAN
of the Douglas DC-8 and have been for over 40 years! I originally created
this site in the year 2000 to display my DC-8 model collection.
However, though I am still enthusiastically displaying my models (see
above & below), I am continuously adding more and more information
about the Wonderful History of the DC-8 and the Airlines who
Operated and Continue To Operate What I Consider To Be The Finest First
Generation Jetliner.
Please click on any of the links below for more information about the
DC-8.
History, Technical, Customer & Other DC-8 Information
The
DC-8 Skybus
An Early Design Concept for
the DC-8 ca. 1945-1946
Explanation of Standard DC-8 vs Super DC-8 Designations
DC-8 Technical Information - All Versions
The Original Airline Factory Delivery Customers
The DC-8 Supersonic Flight (One For The Record Books)
Re-Engining
The Douglas DC-8 Series 60s
A Comprehensive Article by McDonnell Douglas
DC-8 Super Seventies Conversions - A Detailed List
Present DC-8 Operators & A Summary Of The Status Of All DC-8s Built
The NASA DC-8-72 Airborne Laboratory - Information & Great Photos
Many
Thanks to Lufthansa Captain Volker Niebel who gave me this Round DC-8
Logo
Piece (Above Center) which came from the Control Yoke of an Actual DC-8-73.
Fred
Cox DC-8 Jet Collection
Information & Photos
This
Year Marks my 34th Anniversary of Collecting Professionally Finished
DC-8 Models from Large Scale Douglas Factory Type Polished Aluminum
Models (My Specialty) and Cutaway Models - Down To Some Small Scale
1/200, 1/400 & 1/500 Scale Die-Cast Models. In addition I collect
memorabilia about the DC-8 & the two great airlines that I had the
privilege of working for - Western Airlines & Delta Air Lines.
Way back in 1973 when I acquired my first Douglas Factory DC-8 model
(Iberia Livery) I never, in my wildest dreams, thought I could someday
have a DC-8 Collection with a Large Scale Metal Model (preferably a
Douglas Factory Type) of each of the 44 Original Delivery Customers
including Douglas Aircraft's "Ship One." However, on June
13, 2005 my dream came true with the addition of the last original customer
I needed - which was a Riddle Airlines DC-8F-54. If
you would like to read a more detailed history about my 33 years of
model collecting please click on the
"My Personal History of Model Collecting...."
below.
A
Special Note of Thanks
My Heart Felt Thanks Goes To Don Stephens & The Airborne Replicas
Team For Doing Such Beautiful Hand Painted Refinishing of My Models
Over The Last 10 Years. They have always met or exceeded my requirements
for refinishing models in my collection and also have continuously improved
their work over time. Many Times These Philippine Hand Painted Refinished
Models (By Airborne Replicas) Have Turned Out Even Better Than Those
Which I've Had Refinished Here with Sets of Decals I Had! You Can't
Ask For More Than That!
Looking
forward, I plan to continue collecting DC-8 models, especially rare
or exotic schemes on Douglas Factory Models,
and a few more DC-9s as well, but not as actively as in the past.
I also plan to continue expanding this web site to include more
& more information about the Great
Douglas Eight!
For more information about my background please select from the links below.
How
I Rate a Model's Condition & Deciding When To Restore or Refinish
A Model
Model Finishing Today: Deciding
Whether to Decal Versus Hand Painting
A Gallery of Images From My DC-8 Model Collection
Large
Scale Metal DC-8 Models (1/100 & Larger)^^
Updated - Nov. 1, 2007^^
+
Fiberglass,
Resin & Plastic DC-8 Models (1/164 & Larger)
Mahogany
Wood DC-8 Models (1/164 & Larger)
Small
Scale DC-8 Models (1/200 & Smaller)
Douglas
DC-9 Models of All Scales & Compositions
Models
of Other Types of Jet Aircraft
Models
Available For Trade or Sale
Sorry
- None Available At This Time.
Links
to My Favorite Sites
Note: ^^ Most Recent Update^^
Images
From Other Model Collections
This
Section is Devoted To Displaying Some Other Collector's Model Collections.
In Return They Have Contributed To This Web Site & Have Enabled
Me To Keep Advertising Off From It.
Many Thanks To Their Support!
DC-8
Model Kit Art Restored by Christian Bryan
Beautiful
Restorations of Model Kit Box Tops From The Past.
The
Ohio River Valley Model Collection
An
Impressive Collection of Airliner Models of All Types.
A
Wonderful Dutch Collection of Fokker & KLM Models.
**Click on the Above Link To Go To His New Web
Site.**
An
Excellent Collection of Airliner Models from Belgium.
If
you have Anything DC-8 related that you are willing to part with, or
have any questions or suggestions please
e-mail me at
dc8jetfan@sbcglobal.net
I am open to trades for some of my collection
- please see the 'Models Available For Trade or Sale' link above.
Thank You For Visiting: 1www.dc-8jet.com !
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2007 - FRED COX DC-8 JET COLLECTION
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