Douglas DC-3 Timeline of Events

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Douglas DC-3

The Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made...

Timeline of Events

1935

12.17.1935

First flight of the Douglas DC-3 airplane.

1948

12.28.1948

The DC-3 airliner ''NC16002'' disappears 50 miles south of Miami, Florida.

1952

6.13.1952

Catalina affair: a Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter.

2001

1.25.2001

A 50-year-old Douglas DC-3 crashes near Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela killing 24.

2004

3.19.2004

A Swedish DC-3 shot down by a Russian MiG-15 in 1952 over the Baltic Sea is finally recovered after years of work. The remains of the three crewmen are left in place, pending further investigations.