Not real sure of the
date but I think it was a November 30, 1992 issue of FLAGSHIP NEWS that
mentioned the donation of a Curtis-Wright R3350/TC18 DC-7 engine which
was restored by the members of GOLDEN WINGS, an association of
American's professional flight engineers. Marsh Stern started the
project by raising $35,000 through donations from American's active and
retired flight engineers.
The restoration was managed by Don Williams and Jim Connaughton, a Phoenix based line mechanic.
Because none of American's original DC-7Bs had survived the
organization bought a similar engine from a later Sabena Airlines DC-7C
and they modified it to DC-7B standards.
The last of American's 58 DC-7s,relegated to freighter service, was retired in 1966.
In case you were wondering the DC-7 could fly up to 90 passengers coast- to- coast in about 8hours.
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