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.

C-53 Takes Flight in New Livery as ‘Spirit of Douglas’

The C-53 N8336C, previously known as Spirit of Benovia, has been renamed…

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Tim Savage Adds Historic Western Airlines DC-3 to Collection

Tim Savage, warbird collector and long-time publisher of Warbird Digest, has acquired Douglas…

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Florida Air Cargo – Where Douglas DC-3s Still Work for a Living

Florida Air Cargo still operates three DC-3/C-47 on a commercial basis -…

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New Book: The Legendary Douglas DC-3, a Pictorial Tribute

Michael S. Prophet's newly-published book, The Legendary Douglas DC-3, a Pictorial Tribute, involves…

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New England Air Museum – DC-3 Restoration Update

Periodically, we like to catch up on restoration updates from the workshops…

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DC-3 Christmas Lights Flights Are a Texas Christmas Tradition

Story and Photos by Gary Daniels The writer of the popular Christmas…

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The Anniversary Of The Legend Of The Skies

December 17, 2020 From an original article by Larry Merritt for Boeing…

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D-Day Squadron Officially Launches the DC-3 Society

PRESS RELEASE - Days shy of flying the Arsenal of Democracy in…

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D-Day Squadron – Documentary Announcement

As everybody will know by now, the D-Day Squadron pulled off a…