New Smyrna Beach, Florida: DC-7 Passenger Plane
Decommissioned DC-7, built in 1956 and flew 1957-2005. Slated for conversion to a restaurant, but in 2021 it was still just a plane.
- Address:
- 600 Skyline Drive, New Smyrna Beach, FL
- Directions:
- New Smyrna Beach Airport, US Hwy 1 at Inlet Shores Drive.
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It's not a restaurant. It's parked behind a fence -- hard to see the whole plane. There's a history plaque outside the fence though.
[Randy Hoopes, 03/18/2021]DC-7 Plane
What a great landmark located at the flight school at New Smyrna Beach Airport! You can see it from US 1 or park and take pictures. It's a great field trip for kids interested in aviation history.
[Cindy Lovell, 07/03/2019]The moving of this plane was featured on the television series Shipping Wars. It was purchased in South Florida, the wings were cut off, and it was trailered up I-95 to New Smyrna Beach, where the wings were reattached.
[Hugh Sweatt, 11/06/2017]DC-7 Passenger Plane
Still not a restaurant, but you can get right up next to it. Nice piece of history, nonetheless.
[Toki, 07/28/2016]1950s DC-7 Passenger Plane
This was the last DC-7 production passenger plane made in 1956. #N381AA was decommissioned in 2005 after more than 33,000 hours logged flying passengers and cargo. A local family purchased it with the hopes of turning it into a restaurant.
[Bettie Roberts, 01/30/2014]Nearby Offbeat Places
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The silvery airliner is not so out-of-place next to the local airport. DC-7 Grille restaurant seemed to still be on the horizon in mid-2013.