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Connie Cocktail Lounge at The TWA Hotel

July 16, 2024 Stephen Chapis 0
In the middle of the 21st century hustle and bustle of John F. Kennedy Airport, the TWA Hotel is a rip in the space-time continuum that will transport you back to 1962 and the heyday of airline travel. One of the highlights of the hotel is the Lockheed Constellation Cocktail Lounge. […]
The DC 8 aircraft returned to NASAs Armstrong Flight Research Center Building 703 in Palmdale California
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NASA Retires Its DC-8

April 16, 2024 Adam Estes 2
By Adam Estes When the Douglas DC-8 was first flown in 1958, it was just the second American jetliner produced, second only to the Boeing 707, and was among the first narrow-body, four-engine jetliners that […]