On display on 'Celebrity Row' in October 1999 was this unique Douglas EC-24A BuNo 163050, in a previous life she was a DC-8-54 (F) operated by United Airlines.
NASA817 returning to McChord Air Force Base after flying over the Pacific Northwest for several hours during the OLYMPEX experiment, which studied winter storms and precipitation over the Olympic Peninsula.
A surprise on the AMARC tour in October 1999, this EC-24A is really a much modified DC8-54F which was last operated by the Fleet Tactical Readiness Group. A nice catch!
This was the only DC-8 variant operated by the USN and was used for electronic warfare tests. Retired to AMARG during Dec. 98 and is stored there with the PCN/Inventory No. AN2C0001.