HB-IDG Swissair Douglas DC-8-62 departing London Heathrow on a steep climb

What a blast from the past - a smoker - I just wish you could hear it! Undercarriage already fully retracted.

By 1983, Swissair's DC-8s were on borrowed time. Despite this, some of the fleet did get painted into the new colour scheme, including HB-IDG here.

HB-IDG 'Neuchatel' c/n 45925 - Douglas DC-8-62 was delivered new to Swissair in February 1968 and flew with the airline until September 1983. The aircraft was sold back to the USA and became N922CL with Capitol Air, then C-GMXR with Nationair (Canada), and was then sold again in 1991 to Pluna (Uruguay) as CX-BQN. After a period of storage, the aircraft then became N922BV with Buffalo Airways, and finally LX-TLB with Cargo Lion. The aircraft ended up at RAF Manston in 2001 and was finally broken up in 2006. A varied flying career!

Taken with a Soviet made Zenith TTL camera and 300mm lens. Scanned from the original negative.

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Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Greater London (show map)

Taken on: January 1, 1983

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Camera: NORITSU KOKI QSS-30 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	NORITSU KOKI QSS-30
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Software:	QSS-30 K001
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