The Dhaka Times Desk DC10 completes a long forty-year chapter. An aircraft of the latest Bangladesh Biman DC10 model carries passengers. In the UK, it is farewelled with a water arch salute.
The flight started from Dhaka and arrived at Birmingham Airport in the UK via Kuwait. After it landed, a wonderful scene unfolded. The aircraft was greeted with water sprinkling. Farewell to this forty-year-old sky friend.
The DC10 had 35 passengers on its last journey. Among them was a passenger named Gordon Strese, who had come from England to Bangladesh only to travel on this flight. He decides to travel on it when he hears that it will be the DC10's last journey. He was very happy to finally witness this last journey.
From England it had planned to go to New York. The Seattle Museum there offered to put it on display, but later declined due to lack of space. It was later decided to exhibit at Brantingthorpe Aviation Museum. But on the day of the flight it is known that it will be brought back to the country. Because a buyer has been found for its engine sale.
Douglas Aircraft Company of Long Beach, California produced the DC10. It first flew in the sky in 1971. At that time it had a capacity of 250 and 380 passengers. Nigeria bought the last DC10 number 446 in 1989. No more DC10s were produced thereafter.
It is history in many countries. This aircraft is the last aircraft of Bangladesh Biman. Although it is still used by the US Army.
Many advanced technology aircraft have been developed. But how many of them are used for forty consecutive years remains to be seen. From this point of view, DC10 will definitely be remembered by people.
Source: DailyMail
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