DC-8 N782SP

[Mark]

1250z DC-8 N782SP Samaritans Purse overhead FL350 enroute Italy.
They set up a Field Hospital in Italy.
https://news.yahoo.com/samaritans-purse-opens-emergency-field-093700365.htm

This is their second trip over there.

N782SP Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

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[storm777]

Good catch!

 

[Mark]

Yeah not many old DC-8's flying around these days. Took my first flight in 1981
on a United DC-8 to Denver.. Sat in the smoking section in back.. Lol
This Charity group heading over there is much more inspiring and helpful than Hollywood types singing John Lennon tunes

 

[storm777]

This Charity group heading over there is much more inspiring than Hollywood types singing John Lennon tunes

Agreed...and obviously much less newsworthy, too.

I never flew on a DC-8. It's nice to see some of the old-timers still being used.

 

[freqhopping]

Inbound to Dulles right now. Not much of anything in or out of Dulles today.

 

[storm777]

It just took off from Dulles heading south, probably back to NC.