Color Scheme: First & Final Colors

Registration: D-ADIR

Composition: A Refinished One Piece Aluminum Model - by Raise-Up, Holland or Osgaard, Denmark

Dimensions: Length: 17.75" (45cm), Wingspan 16.5" (42cm)

Condition: Excellent

Model History: Original blank was produced by Raise Up, Rotterdam, Holland. It was refinished in Atlantis Colors by Atlantic Models, Miami Florida approximately 2 years ago and is a one of a kind. Acquired from My Friend Frank Samba on October 21, 2000.

Atlantis' DC-8 History: Atlantis AG was formed early in 1968 as a non-scheduled airline in West Germany. They began service in August 1968 using a leased DC-7C which was leased from SAS for one year. On November 1, 1968 Atlantis entered the jet age with a leased DC-8-33 and further expanded on December 1, 1968 with a second DC-8-33. Both of these aircraft had originally been delivered to Swissair. In April 1970 Atlantis received it's first Douglas Factory Delivery of a DC-8-63CF with two more arriving in April & May 1971 and had also acquired the DC-9 for the shorter haul Mediterranean Market. Unfortunately, as the traffic continued to grow (to over 500,000 passengers in 1971) the yield per passenger was falling which created financial problems for the airline. Further complicating the financial problems was the fact the aircraft weren't being leased out in the winter months and thus sat idle which added to the airline's losses. An effort to acquire additional capitol for operations in 1972 failed and sadly the short lived airline was forced into bankruptcy on October 20, 1972. Click Here to See Atlantis' DC-8 Fleet Information.

Links To Other Atlantis Models On This Web Site:
DC-8-63CF 1/400 Scale in Delivery Colors

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Photo Courtesy Of & Many Thanks To: AIRLINERS.NET and Photographer Günter Grondstein.