This book from the "Legends of Flight" series offers a concise, visual history of Douglas's famous and influential American commercial aircraft.
The Douglas DC-3 was a twin-engine airliner that first flew in 1935 and was a pioneer during the early ears 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 world's 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 affectionately 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 aircraft's legacy as one of history's great planes.
| ISBN: | 9780764367106 |
| Publication date: | 28th September 2023 |
| Author: | Wolfgang Borgmann |
| Publisher: | Schiffer Military an imprint of Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 142 pages |
| Series: | Legends of Flight |
| Genres: |
Air forces and warfare Military history Aircraft and aviation |
This book from the "Legends of Flight" series offers a concise, visual history of Douglas's famous and influential American commercial aircraft.
The Douglas DC-3 was a twin-engine airliner that first flew in 1935 and was a pioneer during the early ears 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 world's 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 affectionately 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 aircraft's legacy as one of history's great planes.
Douglas DC-3 features in the following genres: Air forces and warfare, Military history, Aircraft and aviation
Douglas DC-3 is available in Hardback
Douglas DC-3 was written by Wolfgang Borgmann and published by Schiffer Military an imprint of Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Douglas DC-3 has 142 pages
Yes it is part of Legends of Flight series
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