DC-7 Happy Birthday...

[Felix/FFDS]

May 18, 1953 - first flight of protoype DC-7  "The last of the big props"  

[Rifleman]

[quote]May 18, 1953 - first flight of protoype DC-7

[Iroquois]

Last of the "Piston Engined" big props......lets not forget the Whispering Giant..........it brought me to Canada in '58 and was a turbo-prop.......

Don't forget the modern Bombardier Dash8. It's streached versions are quite large.

[Felix/FFDS]

Harrumph - glorified turbines all ....  and even if the Dash-8 can carry as many passengers as a DC-7 ... it can't do it in the same "style"...

youong whippersnappers all!

Don't forget the modern Bombardier Dash8. It's streached versions are quite large.

[Hagar]

I'll go along with Felix. Us old fogeys must stick together. Happy birthday DC-7. I have many fond memories of seeing you from my old spotting hangout on top of the Queen's Building at Heathrow. Happy days. Sigh......!

[Ivan]

The last DC-7's made were for KLM

Douglas planned to close the factory earlier, but at the planned date there were still some DC-7 orders from KLM left.