THE SIGHT & THE SOUND : United Airlines DC-10 N1857U documentary from Tokyo to Seoul

FLIGHT United Airlines DC-10-30CF N1857U
Tokyo (NRT) - Seoul (SEL)

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 frequently 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.

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 United Airlines classic DC-10-30 N1857U from Tokyo (NRT) to Seoul (SEL) back in 1996, 21 years ago.

History of United Airlines DC-10-30 N1857U

Airframe 46986 was manufactured 1978 and delivered to World Airways, registered N104WA, June 15, 1978. N104WA was sold to United Airlines and registered N1857U, May 1, 1986. N1857U was withdrawn from use, February 16, 2001 and stored at Marana Airport (MZJ). N1857U was cancelled August 29, 2006 and broken up for parts.

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Flight details

Flight : UA 827
Date : Thursday, May 23, 1996
Aircraft : DC-10-30CF
Registration : N1857
Built : 1978
Previous registrations
N104WA (World Airways)
From : Tokyo (NRT)
To : Seoul (SEL)
Take off : 13.10 (0410 Z)
Touch down : 15.24 h (0624 Z)
Flying time : 2 hours 14 minutes
Flying distance : 1.230 km
Flight Captain : Kayo, Bill
Purserette : Texeira, Sammy