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 ...

There were almost a dozen shrink-wrapped pallets of boxes sitting on the rain soaked ramp at Ted Stevens International ...

The Douglas DC-3 is celebrated as a pivotal aircraft that made air travel popular and profitable, setting the stage for its predecessors, the DC-1 and DC-2. Douglas Aircraft Company (DAC) entered the ...

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 ...

The Douglas DC-3 evolved from its successful predecessor, the DC-2, through a significant redesign to meet American Airlines' demand for a more comfortable and profitable passenger aircraft. The DC-3 ...