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First flown on December 17, 1935, the Douglas DC-3, an iteration of the DC-1 and DC-2, married reliability with performance and comfort in a way no other ...

The DC-3 dominated the pre-World War II airline industry; by the mid-1940s all but 25 of the 300 airliners operating in the U.S. were DC-3s, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. Sketches of the DC-3.

The DC-3 is what’s known as a “tail-dragger,” meaning that it has a landing wheel on the back of the plane. This is a staple of older planes, but modern-day jetliners have nose wheels instead.

The Lisunov Li-2 was more than a copy of the Douglas DC-3 — it was a complete reinvention. Soviet engineers converted the ...

Those fliers, of course, would soon take the DC-3 to war as the C-47, modified for cargo and troop transport. On D-Day, paratroopers dropped behind enemy lines were ferried to France aboard the C-47.

The Douglas DC-3 was introduced in the 1930s, played a key role in World War II, and still flies commercially today. How has it endured? Jonathan Glancey investigates.

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The DC-3's safety record was better than that of most airplanes, primarily because of its great structural strength and efficient single-engine performance. Since 1935, 803 commercial transports and ...

The DC-3 picks up a strong headwind down the Yellowknife runway and lifts into the air, pulling into a leisurely climb. A salmon streak of sky, the only remaining shard of light, frames the ...