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HISTORICAL FLASHBACK
DC-10 Swept All Before
it in Asia with Danny Kaye’s Help
By Geoffrey Thomas
Singapore Airlines executives discuss the DC-10 on board the Friendship 72
aircraft, with a model of the DC-10 in Mercury Singapore livery.
n 1972 McDonnell Douglas launched a world On the tour the original key targets were Japan
tour of its DC-10 and a prime target were Air Lines, All Nippon Airways, Toa Domestic
I airlines in Asia. To help sell the aircraft, or at Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, China Airlines
least get airline executives to come have a look and the then Mercury Singapore Airlines.
MDC enlisted the help of famous comedy actor
Danny Kaye. The incorporation of Mercury Singapore Airlines
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