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Douglas DC-8

Summary

Douglas DC-8 is an aircraft family[1]. It draws 4,864 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft_family category, ranking #213 of 1,568).[2]

Key Facts

  • Douglas DC-8's instance of is recorded as aircraft family[3].
  • Douglas DC-8 is operated by United Airlines[4].
  • Douglas DC-8 is operated by Scandinavian Airlines[5].
  • Douglas DC-8 is operated by Südflug International[6].
  • Douglas DC-8 is operated by Swissair[7].
  • Douglas DC-8 is operated by Alitalia[8].
  • Douglas DC-8 is operated by Finnair[9].
  • Douglas DC-8 is operated by KLM[10].
  • Douglas DC-8 is operated by Union de Transports Aériens[11].
  • Douglas DC-8 is operated by Iberia[12].
  • Douglas DC-8 is operated by German Cargo[13].
  • Douglas DC-8's manufacturer is recorded as Douglas[14].
  • Douglas DC-8's manufacturer is recorded as McDonnell Douglas[15].
  • Douglas DC-8's developer is recorded as Douglas[16].
  • Douglas DC-8 is a type of narrow-body quadjet airliner[17].
  • Douglas DC-8 is a type of airliner[18].
  • Douglas DC-8 is used for commercial aviation[19].
  • Douglas DC-8's Commons category is recorded as Douglas DC-8[20].
  • Douglas DC-8's country of origin is recorded as United States[21].
  • Douglas DC-8's powered by is recorded as JT3D-3B[22].
  • Douglas DC-8's first flight is recorded as May 30, 1958[23].
  • Douglas DC-8's service entry is recorded as September 18, 1959[24].
  • Douglas DC-8's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Douglas DC-8[25].
  • Douglas DC-8's Commons gallery is recorded as Douglas DC-8[26].
  • Douglas DC-8's total produced is recorded as {'amount': '+556'}[27].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Lengths include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+57.04'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+45.87'}[29].

Designation and Status

Douglas DC-8's instance of is recorded as aircraft family[3].

Why It Matters

Douglas DC-8 draws 4,864 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft_family category, ranking #213 of 1,568).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Douglas Finnair Hawaiian Airlines McDonnell Douglas Pan Am Scandinavian Airlines United Airlines United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → narrow-body quadjet airliner, airliner
    Has use → commercial aviation
    Height → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+13'}
    Country of origin → United States
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007551439805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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