Historical Flight Foundation
 
Search this site

Home


Eastern Air Lines DC-7B


N836D


FLORIDA AIR TRANSPORT FLYING ROUND THE CLOCK FOR HAITI RELIEF

 
Carlos Gomez, Frank Moss, Glenn Moss and crew have been flying Florida Air Transport's DC-4 and DC-6 round the clock to get supplies to Port-au-Prince. 

One more DC-4 will be en route to OPF by the end of the week to expand the fleet and the lift power for relief efforts.  There is a possibility one additional DC-4 will join the fleet as well.
 
Go to www.defense.gov there is a single photo of N70BF tail-on in the roll call which is updated periodically, then at the bottom go to "Lead Photos" & "News Photos" where there is another pic of the ramp from the west. 
 
This link is a shot of the ramp and the enormous effort taking place.
 
 
 
Track the flights at FlightAware.com - Search for tail numbers N406WA N70BF N460WA for updates and live flight movements.
 
 
For those in the Miami area, WSVN news reporter Andy Hepkin will be filing reports starting at 5pm from the
ramp in Port au Prince tonight at 5pm with the crew.  http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/MI141819/
 
 

Haitian Relief Effort

 
 

Special notice regarding letters to the FAA:

We applied for the program the FAA developed for historical aircraft. The posted filing date was April 20, 2009. The Eastern DC-7B is to date, the largest airplane applying for the program that allows passengers to experience “living history” flights. The FAA saw the need for historic aircraft to have the ability to generate funds for their own preservation. This is a great program.

The FAA is required by law to make sure all applications are thoroughly processed. While we are all excited as well as impatient, about the prospect of seeing this airplane fly again with passengers, we completely support the efforts of the FAA to see this through properly. We have spent the last 5 and a half years getting the airplane ready. The application process must take its proper course regardless of how impatient and excited we want to be.

We ask your help with sending comments of support, not complaints about them “not doing their job fast enough. ”  We are working closely with the FAA to bring this project to fruition in a timely manner.  They are busy doing their job so we can all enjoy these historic airplanes safely, and for a long time to come. So please, tell them you are excited at the prospect of seeing this project being completed if that is what you feel.  The FAA would like nothing more than to join all of us in seeing N836D take to the skies again.  

If you would like to express your support to the FAA, please send comments to: http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=090000648095f03e

Merry Christmas to all,

Roger

Roger Jarman, Secretary
Historical Flight Foundation, Inc.
Miami, Florida

The DC-7B is the first aircraft in our collection, and will once again be flying passengers in 2009.
This original Eastern Airlines aircraft is close to full restoration, including a full passenger interior with lounge in the rear. 


The restoration project began in May of 2004 at Holman Field in St. Paul, MN.  The slide show below chronicles the efforts of over 32,000 man hours of dedicated hard work by the crew of Legendary Airliners and Florida Air Transport, and dozens of eager volunteers - Thank you!

                                                                                                                                                
N836D is currently based at Opa-locka Airport, just a few miles North of Miami International Airport,  Miami Florida.


Open House: 12/21/08



We Have A WINNER!
Congratulations to new member Gerald H. of Miramar whose name was drawn from the hundreds of visitors to our December Open House, for a free seat on one of our 2009 flights!


Subpages (2): Appearance Schedule Slideshow_N836D