The Douglas DC-3 was a twin-engine airliner that first flew in 1935 and was a pioneer during the early years of international commercial flight. An elegant and robust design, the DC-3 was the definitive American airliner of the immediate pre-World War II era and was flown by many of the worlds most famous airlines at the time, such as Delta, Eastern, Pan Am, United, Swissair, Air France, Cathay Pacific, KLM, and many more.
During the Second World War, the DC-3 was repurposed for military transport duty as the C-47 Skytrain (also affectionally known as the "Gooney Bird"); it was also flown by England as the "Dakota", and by the Soviet Union as the Lisunov Li-2. Its wartime service cemented the aircrafts legacy as one of historys great planes.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Borgmann, Wolfgang
Title
Douglas DC-3. A Legends of Flight Illustrated History
Details
English text, 145 bw- and colour photos. 144 pages.
State
new
Schiffer Publishing Ltd. 77 Lower Valley Road PA 19310 Atglen, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
