DC-9 / Eastern Airlines Military 1920-1939 One detachment based in the

One detachment based in the Solomon Islands rescued 161 airmen between January 1 and August 15

Douglas delivered 704 DC-6s

contains an analog design cockpit while the new T-45C (began delivery in December 1997) is built around a new digital "glass cockpit" design

By the end of WW II

increased during the war as it served as a reliable alternative to its less successful successors

DC-9 / Eastern Airlines Military 1920-1939 One detachment based in theEastern Airlines DC 9 airplane model. No other airliner in history has undergone more development than the prolific DC 9 MD 80 MD 90 717 series, which started life with the 70 seat DC 9 10 of the early sixties. The DC 9 was developed as a short range airliner complementing the much larger DC 8. Development was launched on April 8, 1963, with a launch order from Delta following soon after. The DC 9 was an all new design, featuring rear fuselage mounted