The aircraft, which flew sightseeing tours for tourists with DDA Classic Airlines and was previously part of the D-Day paradrop and Operation Market Garden, was saved from retirement by the famous ...

December 17, 1935, saw the first flight of the Douglas Sleeper Transport, or DST, which marked the first variant of the DC-3 series. One last major offensive in World War II is worth reflection upon ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. First flown in 1935, the Douglas DC-3 became the most successful airliner in the formative years of air transportation ...

If the Ford Model T put America on wheels, then it's safe to say the Douglas DC-3 put America in the air. With more than 800 of the almost 11,000 DC-3s still flying, it truly qualifies as an icon of ...

GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – After flying a Douglas DC-3 aircraft in college, one Greene County man was back in the cockpit on Saturday 45 years later. He piloted the airplane again thanks to the ...

A World War II-era aircraft took off from John Wayne Airport on Friday as part of its quest to become the oldest airplane to circle the globe. The Douglas DC-3 HB-IRJ, built in 1940, is going for the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. First flown in 1935, the Douglas DC-3 ...

Many examples of the venerable Douglas DC-3 are still in operation all over the world. So how does this classic aircraft fly compared with its modern counterparts? The Douglas DC-3 is 71 years old - ...

UK Civil Aviation Authority officials are willing to put a safety case before the European Commission to assist a bid by operators of vintage aircraft, notably the Douglas DC-3, to avoid being banned ...

The Lisunov Li-2 was more than a copy of the Douglas DC-3, it was rebuilt from the ground up. Reinforced for combat, it dropped bombs, carried troops, and survived in conditions that destroyed other ...