Alitalia DC-8 I-DIWP landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland 1968
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An Alitalia Douglas DC-8 captured during landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, in 1968, photographed from a passenger window with the wing and deployed flaps dominating the foreground. The blurred runway and grassy airfield beyond convey the speed and immediacy of touchdown, while the rural Irish landscape stretches out under a heavy sky.
Shannon was a key refuelling and transit point for transatlantic jet travel throughout the 1960s, particularly for European carriers operating long-haul routes to North America. The DC-8 formed the backbone of Alitalia’s intercontinental fleet during this period, and scenes like this were familiar to passengers arriving in Ireland during the golden age of early jet aviation.
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