The aircraft, which flew sightseeing tours for tourists with DDA Classic Airlines and was previously part of the D-Day paradrop and Operation Market Garden, was saved from retirement by the famous ...

Described as one of the “most iconic and beautifully preserved DC-3s flying today”, the New Zealand-owned Spirit of Douglas aircraft has been confirmed to appear at next Easter’s Warbirds Over Wanaka ...

On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers made their first powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, and those 12 seconds changed the world. But did you know that just 32 years later, on the same ...

As the aviation community marks the 90th anniversary of the Douglas DC-3's first flight, the DC-3 Society is expanding its mission to strengthen support for operators and ensure the long-term ...

This Douglas DC-3 began life as a C-47 in 1944. It was the 100th C-47 delivered to the China National Aviation Corporation, in August 1944, piloted by Peter Goutiere from Miami to Kolkata, India in 90 ...

Carrying 21 passengers, three crew members and cruising at about 125 mph, the Douglas DC-3 was once the crown jewel of commercial aviation. It was in the mid-1930s that American Airlines and its DC-3 ...

One of our collections staff takes you through the process of lowering, disassembling, and transporting large artifacts like the Douglas DC-3. These artifact moves are part of the multi-year ...

French investigators have highlighted problems of conflicting interests in ageing pilots, and difficulties in determining medical fitness, after a Douglas DC-3 stalled and recovered at low height ...