Former Delta Air Lines Lockheed L-1011 TriStar N783DL found an unusual second life after retirement. Portions of the aircraft were used as wreckage for Oceanic Flight 815 in ABC's television series LOST, filmed in Hawaii. This page preserves photos and history of N783DL, including its airline service and later use in television and film production.
N725DA in the movie SWAT
Aircraft seen in the movie SWAT & Passenger 57. The L1011 interior filming from Passenger 57 is now part of the Delta museum.
photo by Doug Scroggins
The cast of LOST came together for photos and autographs at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu on Sept 10, 2005. The cast raised more than $20,000 for the Red Cross and Katrina relief.
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The aircraft was filmed on the beaches of Hawaii for ABC's hit television series LOST. In the TV series, the tail section is never seen since the rear of the aircraft remained in California as pictured shown below.
L1011 production model 1009 was the 9th L1011 built and first flew June 12, 1972. The aircraft was originally delivery to Eastern airlines as N308EA. The aircraft was later stored in Mojave in early 1991 and purchase 7 months later by Delta. Delta reregistered the aircraft as N783DL and flew it for six and half years before storing it in Victorville and later back to Mojave. In early 2004, the aircraft was purchased by Aviation Warehouse, a company that specializes in aviation props for television and movie production.
Photos courtesy of Alan Radecki and other unknown photographers
