Douglas DC-3

The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing propeller-driven airliner. Its speed and range revolutionized commercial aviation when it was introduced in 1935, and with the outbreak of WWII, the DC-3 and its military versions, the Douglas C-47 Skytrain, C-53 Skytrooper, and C-47 Dakota and the license-built Russian Lisunov Li-2, Japanese Showa L2D and Nakajima L2D made for a production total that exceeded 16,000 by the time production ceased in 1952. Even today, DC-3s and the ex-military variants of the aircraft remain in use all over the world.

Breitling DC-3 World Tour – The Lyon Air Museum Visit

July 19, 2017 Vintage Aviation News 0

By Scott Plummer When one hears the name Breitling, it conjures up images of luxury and fine design. The Swiss manufacturer of precision chronographs is well known for their line of aviators watches and cockpit clocks. […]

The Immortal DC-3 Still Used for Modern Flight Testing

June 16, 2017 Vintage Aviation News 6

As most WarbirdsNews readers are well aware, the Douglas DC-3, along with its more prolific military variants, is an extraordinarily capable aircraft. Adapted from the Douglas Sleeper Transport, or DST, Donald Douglas could never have imagined […]

DC-3 Restoration Update at the New England Air Museum

March 13, 2015 Vintage Aviation News 2

The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut is currently undertaking the wholesale restoration of their Douglas DC-3, and WarbirdsNews thought our readers would enjoy hearing about their progress so far. Interestingly, this really is […]

Delta Flight Museum

August 17, 2014 Vintage Aviation News 0

WarbirdsNews has recently visited the newly renovated Delta Flight Museum located in the airline’s two original 1940s-era aircraft maintenance hangars at the heart of Delta’s headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. The 68,000 square-foot facility traces Delta’s history, and the development […]

“Union Jack Dack” On Her Way to Normandy for D-Day 70th Anniversary

May 8, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

News comes from our friends at DaksOverNormandy.com that one of the participating Douglas C-47s has just departed for her transatlantic journey from Connecticut on her way to participate in the D-Day 70th Anniversary celebrations taking place […]

Air Atlantique’s DC-3 Dakotas

May 5, 2014 Vintage Aviation News 14

Many people outside of the UK may be unaware of Air Atlantique, which has operated a significant fleet of Douglas DC-3s in various roles for several decades now. Based at Coventry Airport in England, the fleet […]

DC-3 Donated to The Texas Air & Space Museum

March 18, 2014 Vintage Aviation News 0

The Federal Aviation Administration has just retired the last of their Douglas DC-3 flight inspection aircraft. Registered N34, the aircraft wore many hats during its decades of FAA service, and now calls the Texas Air […]

Dakotas Over Normandy, With Your Help It Could Happen!

October 29, 2013 Vintage Aviation News 2

For the 70th commemoration of the renowned D-day Invasion, which is to take place in June 2014, a group of parachutists called the Round Canopy Parachuting Team, has set its goals at assembling as many […]

2013 Lappeenranta International Airshow Celebrates Finnish Air Force 95th Anniversary

June 11, 2013 Vintage Aviation News 1

Finland’s premiere air show, the Lappeenranta International Airshow (LIAS), will be held at Lappeenranta International Airport June 14-16. This year’s event celebrates the 95th Anniversary of the founding of the Finnish Air Force which was […]

Classic Air Force Museum in Cornwall, UK Opens Today

March 29, 2013 Vintage Aviation News 1

As we reported earlier, the Classic Air Force Museum, based at Newquay Airport in Cornwall, United Kingdom opens today, March 29, 2013. In celebration of the grand opening the museum is waiving all admission fees […]