
United Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62, N8087U, is shown at Kennedy International Airport in May 1981.
United Airlines converted its fleet of stretched DC-8-61 aircraft to the re-engined and quieter DC-8-71 (Super 70 series) between 1982 and 1984.
(Photo credit: Gerard Helmer)

United Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71, N8076U, is shown at Miami on April 29, 1990 wearing the carrier’s 1974-introduced livery.
(Photo credit: Paul Seymour)