Keychain made of real aircraft skin: Douglas DC-8-21 Eastern Airlines N8609 Light Blue

N8609 originally wore a red, white and blue Golden Falcon livery, but the majority of its years with Eastern it was wrapped in the New Mark/Hockey Stick scheme, with a Caribbean Blue swath above the Ionosphere Blue cheat-line which swooped up like a hockey stick parallel to the forward edge of the tail. The Golden Falcon was replaced with a new streamlined, minimalist falcon in white against a dark blue background. The design was meant to project an image of a safe, reliable airline. The New Mark colors and style, with several modifications over the years, would remain until Eastern Air Lines stopped flying in 1991. Read more about it on our blog.

MotoArt is thrilled to add a DC-8-21 in Eastern colors to our ever-growing encyclopedia of aircraft. The bygone era of the DC-8 and the mighty Eastern Air Lines will be remembered when you hold a DC-8 PlaneTag. Add one to your collection.