Douglas DC-3 Please note: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Classic Airliner The Douglas DC-3 The story of passenger airline transport truly began with American designer Donald Douglas and the legendary DC-3, because it paved the way for what followed. With the outbreak of World War Two, the sudden need for a versatile and capable transport aircraft led to the creation of the C-47, a military derivative of the DC-3. After the war, countless examples of the military C-47 were suddenly declared redundant, and resold to civilian buyers around the world, their abundance and low cost enabling many fledgling airlines and other commercial operators to prosper.
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