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The scale 1:10 United Air Lines DC-8 model on display in our exhibition "Jet Mainliner in Miniature: The United Air Lines Douglas DC-8 Cutaway Model” is one of the largest models in SFO Museum's collection. Our conservators performed a thorough assessment of the DC-8 model and developed a plan to address the model’s condition problems. First, the model was thoroughly cleaned. Then conservators were able to address the numerous original components of the model that had detached. These included interior bulkheads, windows, parts of figurines, and sections of furniture. Conservators found the original locations of the detached components and reattached them with adhesive. In some cases, an original segment of a passenger figurine, such as an arm or leg, had detached and could not be found. A number of furniture pieces were also missing, including an entire row of three seats. Because the figures of the passengers were used multiple times in the interior, it was possible to take molds from intact figures in order to recreate the lost pieces on other figures. The missing pieces were then cast in plaster, attached to the original figures or seats, and painted to match the color scheme. See “Jet Mainliner in Miniature: The United Air Lines Douglas DC-8 Cutaway Model” on display, in the Aviation Museum, located pre-security in the International Terminal or online at: https://bit.ly/3AEyqiS This image was posted on September 06, 2022.

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United Airlines. It is related to United Airlines (the company) .