The Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing propeller-driven airliner, the speed and range of which revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made. The major military version was designated the C-47 Skytrain. Many DC-3/C-47s are still used in all parts of the world.
The DC-3 was the culmination of a development effort...
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Accidents:
- New Zealand National Airways Corporation Flight 441 ,
- NC16002 Disappearance ,
- Hawthorne Nevada Airlines Flight 708 ,
- Eastern Air Lines Flight 21 ,
- BOAC Flight 777 ,
- Aero Flight 311 ,
- TWA Flight 3 ,
- Florida Commuter Airlines crash ,
- Lovettsville Air Disaster ,
- Evansville basketball plane crash
