Tag: Douglas DC-3
The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing propeller-driven airliner. Its speed and range revolutionized commercial aviation when it was introduced in 1935, and with the outbreak of WWII, the DC-3 and its military versions, the Douglas C-47 Skytrain, C-53 Skytrooper, and C-47 Dakota and the license-built Russian Lisunov Li-2, Japanese Showa L2D and Nakajima L2D made for a production total that exceeded 16,000 by the time production ceased in 1952. Even today, DC-3s and the ex-military variants of the aircraft remain in use all over the world.
The Immortal DC-3 Still Used for Modern Flight Testing
As most WarbirdsNews readers are well aware, the Douglas DC-3, along with its more prolific…
DC-3 Restoration Update at the New England Air Museum
The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut is currently undertaking the wholesale restoration…
Delta Flight Museum
WarbirdsNews has recently visited the newly renovated Delta Flight Museum located in the airline's two…
“Union Jack Dack” On Her Way to Normandy for D-Day 70th Anniversary
News comes from our friends at DaksOverNormandy.com that one of the participating Douglas C-47s has just…
Air Atlantique’s DC-3 Dakotas
Many people outside of the UK may be unaware of Air Atlantique, which has operated…
DC-3 Donated to The Texas Air & Space Museum
The Federal Aviation Administration has just retired the last of their Douglas DC-3 flight inspection…
Dakotas Over Normandy, With Your Help It Could Happen!
For the 70th commemoration of the renowned D-day Invasion, which is to take place in…
2013 Lappeenranta International Airshow Celebrates Finnish Air Force 95th Anniversary
Finland's premiere air show, the Lappeenranta International Airshow (LIAS), will be held at Lappeenranta International…
Classic Air Force Museum in Cornwall, UK Opens Today
As we reported earlier, the Classic Air Force Museum, based at Newquay Airport in Cornwall,…
New Zealand DC-3 Commemorates Historic Batten Flight
Retracing the route taken by famed aviatrix Jean Batten when she made the first-ever solo…
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