90 Years After Its First Flight, Over 150 Douglas DC-3s Still Fly

The Douglas DC-3 carried its first passengers in June of 1936 for American Airlines, and 90 years later the plane is still ...
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The mighty Douglas DC-3 celebrates 90 years flying

In 1938, Douglas transports flew a distance of 13.5 times around the world each day (that's more than 336,000 miles). Yes, just three years after the first flight of the Douglas Sleeper Transport-the ...