Airlifted Millions of Pounds of Food and Medical Supplies Samaritan’s Purse has retired the last DC-8 in service in the United States, making a final stop at Daytona Beach International Airport. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students and other aviation enthusiasts got to walk through its fuselage and look under its wings. Purchased by humanitarian aid organization Samaritan’s Purse about 10 years ago, the DC-8 has since airlifted more than 9 million pounds of food and medical supplies around the globe to places devastated by natural disasters, disease and conflict.
