Post by davebasing on Apr 16, 2023 11:03:05 GMT
Nostalgia, not being what it used to be, had me rummaging through my DC9 notes to record the scrapping at the Pima Museum of this former US Navy DC9 164607, the former Heathrow regular as Iberia’s EC-BYK. The museum however retains another example 159120 which is a genuine original Navy C9 rather than a former civilian DC9 which did not have the port side cargo door built as standard in the original Navy C9s.
US08 1184 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
So decided to put together just a few of the numerous shots I’ve taken over the years of this once common but now increasingly rare beastie. I’ll split it into 4 parts, starting with some shots of the final days of some of the aircraft preserved, stored, or already being scrapped. If you can stand it then 2 parts on operators no longer with us; and part 4 with those that are.
Staying with the military theme, 163511 in the storage area of the Pensacola Museum sadly now closed to all but US Department of Defense ID card holders (and their accompanying guests) following a terrorist attack at the base in December 2019, despite the sole attacker holding just such a pass as a Saudi Air Force student studying on base.
IMG_1885 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
Air Force 89TH Airlift Wing VIP VC9C 73-1681 one of 3 purchased new for the Presidential Flight preserved at Castle AFB, California and which I had earlier photographed on the ramp at its base at Andrews AFB, Maryland back in 1985.
IMG_7387 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
85-gt by dave tompkins, on Flickr
After retirement, most US Navy and Air Force 9s were stored at AMARC at Davis Monthan from where most went to the smelters in the close by HVF yard. 163208 (ex Aero Lloyd and Spantax among others) sat proudly on AMARC’s ‘Celebrity Row’ till towed to the HVF yard for shredding last September after almost 21 years in the desert store at AMARC.
US08 990(1) by dave tompkins, on Flickr
IMG_0425 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
A civil survivor is Air Canada’s CF-TLL which I took in the rather cramped storage/restoration hangar at the museum at Rockcliffe just outside Ottawa. It flew the last Air Canada DC9 service in 2002 having clocked up over 81,000 hours (the equivalent of over 9 years in the air) and over 72,000 cycles. It was repainted in its original colours and original reg of CF-TLL, unlike when I graphed her in Montreal in her final scheme and then as C-FTLL after the Canadians changed their prefix from CF- to C-.
IMG_6887 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
IMG_6850 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
Still on the civil front, the following were taken at Mojave, California
04-ml by dave tompkins, on Flickr
04-mi by dave tompkins, on Flickr
And these at Marana, Arizona including (sorry Bill) a line of 35 Northwest DC9s (of the 49 of theirs logged there that day) and 3 all white ex Air Canada DC9s the furthest away being C-FTLZ which flew me from Montreal to New York La Guardia back in October 1990.
IMG_0935 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
IMG_1104(a) by dave tompkins, on Flickr
IMG_1020A by dave tompkins, on Flickr
IMG_1015 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
US08 1120 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
IMG_1014 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
US08 1184 by dave tompkins, on FlickrSo decided to put together just a few of the numerous shots I’ve taken over the years of this once common but now increasingly rare beastie. I’ll split it into 4 parts, starting with some shots of the final days of some of the aircraft preserved, stored, or already being scrapped. If you can stand it then 2 parts on operators no longer with us; and part 4 with those that are.
Staying with the military theme, 163511 in the storage area of the Pensacola Museum sadly now closed to all but US Department of Defense ID card holders (and their accompanying guests) following a terrorist attack at the base in December 2019, despite the sole attacker holding just such a pass as a Saudi Air Force student studying on base.
IMG_1885 by dave tompkins, on FlickrAir Force 89TH Airlift Wing VIP VC9C 73-1681 one of 3 purchased new for the Presidential Flight preserved at Castle AFB, California and which I had earlier photographed on the ramp at its base at Andrews AFB, Maryland back in 1985.
IMG_7387 by dave tompkins, on Flickr85-gt by dave tompkins, on FlickrAfter retirement, most US Navy and Air Force 9s were stored at AMARC at Davis Monthan from where most went to the smelters in the close by HVF yard. 163208 (ex Aero Lloyd and Spantax among others) sat proudly on AMARC’s ‘Celebrity Row’ till towed to the HVF yard for shredding last September after almost 21 years in the desert store at AMARC.
US08 990(1) by dave tompkins, on FlickrIMG_0425 by dave tompkins, on FlickrA civil survivor is Air Canada’s CF-TLL which I took in the rather cramped storage/restoration hangar at the museum at Rockcliffe just outside Ottawa. It flew the last Air Canada DC9 service in 2002 having clocked up over 81,000 hours (the equivalent of over 9 years in the air) and over 72,000 cycles. It was repainted in its original colours and original reg of CF-TLL, unlike when I graphed her in Montreal in her final scheme and then as C-FTLL after the Canadians changed their prefix from CF- to C-.
IMG_6887 by dave tompkins, on FlickrIMG_6850 by dave tompkins, on FlickrStill on the civil front, the following were taken at Mojave, California
04-ml by dave tompkins, on Flickr04-mi by dave tompkins, on FlickrAnd these at Marana, Arizona including (sorry Bill) a line of 35 Northwest DC9s (of the 49 of theirs logged there that day) and 3 all white ex Air Canada DC9s the furthest away being C-FTLZ which flew me from Montreal to New York La Guardia back in October 1990.
IMG_0935 by dave tompkins, on FlickrIMG_1104(a) by dave tompkins, on FlickrIMG_1020A by dave tompkins, on FlickrIMG_1015 by dave tompkins, on FlickrUS08 1120 by dave tompkins, on FlickrIMG_1014 by dave tompkins, on Flickr
