Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum

Douglas DC‑3‑201 (Reg. N18124). First flown in 1935, the Douglas DC‑3 became the most successful airliner in the early days of air transportation. More than 13,000 of the type, both civil and military versions, U.S. and foreign built, were produced. This example flew more than 56,700 hours with Eastern Air Lines. Its last commercial flight was on October 1952.

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