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The first Douglas DC-8, registration number N8008D (c/n 45252/1), "Ship One" serves as a backdrop for the 1958 dedication of a time capsule at San Francisco International Airport (SFO / KSFO) on "To Be Opened Jan. 11, 2000." As it turned out, the time capsule was opened at the United Airlines maintenance center at SFO on February 2, 2000. Apparently, video of the time capsule opening is currently a part of the SFO Museum collection.
See:
www.flysfo.com/museum/aviation-museum-library/collection/...
www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Time-capsule-frenzy-308101...

See also:
The Technium: A Humanity-Scaled Wiki Time Capsule

By coincidence I was also able to visit a time capsule being opened. When they were remodeling the San Francisco airport in the early 1990s, they discovered a barrel in the ground. Turned out it was a time capsule buried by airport employees in and designated to be opened in 2000. They set it aside and forgot about it again. Then in another remodel, they rediscovered it, kept it in view, and opened it on time. After much fanfare at the airport the tube was unsealed and inside were a few pilot uniforms, old flight schedules and pamphlets, and part of a propeller.

N8008D (SN 45252) Douglas DC-8-10 converted as DC-8-50 in December 1960. Built in 1958 at Long Beach 4 P&W engines Leased from Douglas in June 1961 to National Airlines June 1962 operated by Trans International Airlines Leased to Lufthansa in May 1965, then to Canadian Pacific Airlines in October 1966 (as CF-CPN and named Empress of Santiago). Leased to Delta Air Lines (N8008D) in October 1967 and bought by F.B. Ayer & Associates in March 1979. Leased to Aeromexico in April 1979 (registred as XA-DOE and named Quintana Roo). Stored at Pinal Airpark Airport the 7th January 1982. Bought in May 1989 by Agro Air Destroyed in 2001.

Eagle-eyed spotters will notice the humps under the aft fuselage. Dash-80 was being used to test the KC-135 Stratotanker (dry) hook-ups with B-52s and other military jets.

The first Douglas DC-8, registration number N8008D (c/n 45252/1), "Ship One" serves as a backdrop for the 1958 dedication of a time capsule at San Francisco International Airport (SFO / KSFO) on "To Be Opened Jan. 11, 2000." As it turned out, the time capsule was opened at the United Airlines maintenance center at SFO on February 2, 2000. Apparently, video of the time capsule opening is currently a part of the SFO Museum collection. See: www.flysfo.com/museum/aviation-museum-library/collection/... www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Time-capsule-frenzy-308101...