<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by kappa:
PremEx: In '69 I flew the United "stretch" DC8-62 non-stop from JFK to HON and back. I think it was +12 hours Westbound and -12 hours Eastbound. </font>
That was actualy the "shortened" stretch. It start with the -61. Then new engines and a center tank gave way to the new higher performance (range) -63 and the longer range (by way of shortening) -62.