Douglas DC-8-62, JA8032 / 45954, Japan Airlines (JL / JAL)
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Registration: JA8032
Construction Number: 45954
Model Douglas DC-8-62
Operator: Japan Airlines (JL / JAL)
Airport: San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California
Photographer: Jay Sherlock
Date Taken: 25/11/1968
Date Submitted: 01/06/2025
On a normal approach to SFO on 22 November 1968, the aircraft gently landed far short, into San Francisco Bay. After a little more than two days sitting in the salt water it was lifted out of the Bay by a heavy-duty floating crane, and finally completed its approach to SFO on board a barge.
Picture ID:1940067