Capitol International Airways
Stretched DC-8s from Smyrna, Tennessee. From 1946 to 1984, Capitol flew military airlift, holiday charters and cut-rate Atlantic service for anyone who wanted across cheaply.
IN SERVICE — 1946 – 1984
HOME BASE — SMYRNA, TENNESSEE
REMEMBERED FOR — CHARTER DC-8s WORLDWIDE
FINAL FLIGHT — NOV 1984 · GROUNDED
THE CAPITOL INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS COLLECTION
Everything on the board for Capitol International Airways
CAPITOL INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS·MUG
CAPITOL INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS·LONG SLEEVE T-SHIRT
CAPITOL INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS·HOODIE
CAPITOL INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS·SWEATSHIRT
CAPITOL INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS·T-SHIRT
CAPITOL INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS·T-SHIRT
Capitol International Airways DC-10 Coffee Mug
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Capitol International Airways DC-10 Unisex Long Sleeve T-Shirt
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Capitol International Airways DC-10 Unisex Hoodie
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Capitol International Airways DC-10 Unisex Sweatshirt
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Capitol International Airways DC-10 Unisex T-Shirt
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Capitol International Airways DC-10 Unisex T-Shirt
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THE STORY
Charter to anywhere
Capitol flew military airlift, holiday charters and, after deregulation, cut-rate scheduled service across the Atlantic — all on stretched DC-8s worked out of a base in Smyrna, Tennessee. It stopped flying in November 1984. Our Capitol designs draw on the DC-8 years — the marks crews wore on charters worldwide.
Every garment is printed when you order it, in the USA, with the disclaimer on the label: an independent tribute, for the people who remember.
Flew for Capitol? Worked Smyrna? Rode a DC-8 across the Atlantic?
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