DC-3

DC-3

A Post-War design classic with the looks of an actress.

Silver alloy cool taking you cross country.

Fancy a holiday?

Fly off in a Douglas DC-3.

The height of style and Art Nouveau cool.

It's speed and range revolutionized air travel.

There wasn't nothing like it before except the beautiful Boeing 247.

Hundreds of civilian ones were made but war ended that.

Giving the DC-3 its finest hour as thousands were built.

Called C-47 Skytrain, they gained immortality over Arnhem and Normandy.

Dropping paratroops and flying in supplies for the army.

Braving Flak and enemy fighters.

Shoot downs and crashes were common but they were always there.

In the middle of the battle doing what it did best, being a flying workhorse.

One survived being rammed by a Japanese fighter.

Others flew over The Hump, risking storms and four mile high mountains.

A few went missing with their crews, never to be found.

The aircraft was that good it was copied by the Soviets and Japanese.

After the war an improved version was built but it wasn't needed.

Thousands of war vet transports were cheaply available.

They flew through the decades, on and on and on.

Now in the 21st Century there are hundreds still in service.

Regular passenger flights are flown in Canada and Columbia.

A testament to Douglas' legendary DC-3 design.

Fitted with turboprop engines, they still proudly serve.

Some will fly for a hundred years or more.

The world's first airliner to achieve that feat.

Stylish yet simple, historical yet humble, this is the DC-3.