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#OnThisDay in 1971, the first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 service started at San Francisco International Airport. United’s DC-10 was the first of the three-engine, or tri-jet, wide-body airliners to arrive at SFO. The DC-10 was designed for medium- to long-range flying and could carry nearly 400 passengers. Have you ever flown on a Douglas DC-10? Image: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Central Terminal, United Airlines, McDonnell Douglas DC-10, 1986. SFO Museum Collection. 2011.068.228
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