Color Scheme: Proposed Delivery Colors

Registration: PI-C801

Composition: An Restored Douglas Factory Polished Aluminum Model

Dimensions: Length: 35.5" (91cm), Wingspan 34" (86cm)

Condition: Excellent

Model History : This is an Original Douglas Factory Model which was produced in the early 1960s by the Douglas Aircraft Model Shop. I acquired it on September 10, 2001 from an Antique Dealer in New York City. When I received this model it was in Fair to Poor Condition and Badly Needed Restoration. Fortunately My Partner, Bob Sanford, Volunteered to Restore It and did an Outstanding Job - Thank You Bob! Even though it has been Restored it still Retains All of The Original Decals and Paint Scheme.

As a point of interest, Douglas Aircraft Must Have Presented This Model to Philippine Air Lines, as a Sales Incentive to Buy The DC-8 Jet Trader, Prior to the Purchase of their One DC-8F-55 Aircraft. This would explain why this Older Paint Scheme, found on Philippine Airline's Propliners, Wound Up On This Model. By the time that Philippine accepted delivery of their DC-8s They Had Changed To a More ModernPaint Scheme and this Older Scheme Never Really Flew on the DC-8.

Philippine's DC-8 History: Philippine Air Lines (PAL), the National Flag Carrier of the Republic of the Philippines, began domestic services in 1941 and international services (to San Francisco) in 1947. They had a very interesting (and complicated) history with the DC-8 from the first Factory Delivery from Douglas in 1962 to the Final Retirement in 1986. Just take a look at the Philippine Airline's DC-8 Fleet Information to see their complicated purchases, leases & lease-backs and to top it off - using the same registration numbers for completely different aircraft in some cases! Fortunately, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines was very generous to Philippine Airlines (the name was shortened to "Airlines" from "Air Lines") during some rough financial times in the 1960s and 1970s. In several cases KLM purchased DC-8s that Philippine had originally ordered but could not acquire financing for, and then leased them back to Philippine enabling both airlines to operate joint services. During the late 1990s it looked as though Philippine Airlines was destined to be dissolved due to continued financial problems resulting in bankruptcy. Fortunately, new investors were found and Philippine Airlines continues to fly the skies with the shorter name of "Philippines."
Click Here to See a Philippine Airlines DC-8-63 Model in Their Final Colors on the DC-8.

Click Here to View a Photo of a Similar Philippine Air Lines Aircraft*
* Since this model is in "Proposed Delivery Colors" there isn't a photo of an actual aircraft in this scheme. Furthermore, I was not able to find a PAL DC-8F-55 Photo in their Delivery Paint Scheme. However, I was able to find the Aircraft Pictured - a PAL DC-8-53 which much like their DC-8-55 except there is no forward cargo door and no emergency exit behind the wing. At least this way you can see what their Actual Delivery Colors looked like.
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