Douglas DC-3
A Legends of Flight Illustrated History
Published on 28. November 2023
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-0-7643-6710-6 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Illustrations
145 color and b/w photos
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 233 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
922 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7643-6710-6 (9780764367106)
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Person
Wolfgang Borgmann's enthusiasm for aviation was passed on to him by his parents, who were active in the aviation field. In his early years, he began building up an aviation historical collection that provides numerous rare photos and documents, as well as exciting background information, for his books. Since April 2000, Borgmann has been active as an author and freelance aviation journalist. Since February 2022, he works as editor for the leading German civil aviaiton magazine Aero International. He lives in Oerlinghausen, Germany. His website is www.aerojournalist.de.