THE SIGHT & THE SOUND : Japan Air System (JAS) DC-10 JA8550 documentary from Seoul to Tokyo

FLIGHT Japan Air System DC-10-30 JA8550 Seoul (SEL) - Tokyo (NRT)

Summer time is flying time.
Winter time is editing time.
I am now starting to work on my oldest footages, starting in 1993, using Hi8 analogue tapes, partly heavily damaged. Quality is partially horrible and editing and scene cutting this material is a true nightmare. Nevertheless it is worth its while taking all the trouble to save these memories for the future.

I was living from 1994-1998 in South Korea and I was often shuttling between Seoul and Tokyo on duty. Among these countless flights are also those to be considered historic from the viewpoint of the year 2017. In the 90s however there was nothing special to fly onboard a classic B 747 or a DC-10.

The following footage is of horrible quality. Tape and camera and battery problems and bad camera focus. I do not really care about the ratings of my videos. Publishing these historic footages is my mission in the first place.

This inflight video features a flight onboard Japan Air System (JAS) classic DC-10-30 JA8550 from Seoul (SEL) to Tokyo (NRT) back in 1996, 21 years ago.

History of Japan Air System DC-10-30 JA8550

Airframe 48315 was manufactured 1988 and delivered to
Japan Air System (JAS) and registered JA8550, March 30, 1988.
JA8550 operated for Harlequin Air, Japan after December 18, 1997. JA8550 was sold to Northwest Airlines, March 29, 2000 and registered N243NW. N243NW was sold to Omni Air International and registered N522AX, October 20, 2006. Since August 2014, N522AX operates for 10 Tanker Air Carrier and is reported active by the year 2017.

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Flight details

Flight : JD 252
Date : Monday, April 8, 1996
Aircraft : DC-10-30
Registration : JA8550
Built : 1988
Later registrations
- JA8550 (Harlequin Air, Japan)
- N243NW (Northwest Airlines)
- N522 AX (Omni Air International, 10 Tanker Air Carrier)
From : Seoul (SEL)
To : Tokyo (NRT)
Take off : 15.39 (0639 Z)
Touch down : 17.23 h (0823 Z)
Flying time : 1 hour 44 minutes
Flying distance : 1.230 km
Flight Captain : Hada