The Douglas DC-3 is considered one of the most successful passenger aircraft of all time. Douglas Aircraft Company built the DC-1 for Transcontinental & Western Air in 1933. Transcontinental ...

Louis. The big silver airplane parked in an open field was the only worthy target for miles. The Japanese bombers quickly sieved the exposed Douglas DC-3 with hundreds of machine gun bullets.

Built by Douglas Aircraft, founded in 1921, the DC-3 incorporated breakthroughs developed at Douglas and Boeing—super-charged 1,200-horsepower twin engines, cantilevered metal wings, retractable ...