The Dc-3 revolutionised air transport firstly in the USA, and then the world. The mainstay of the US domestic airline network prior to World War 2, some 400 DC-3s had been built by Douglas up to the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941. With America's immediate entry into the war; huge orders were placed with the manufacturer. Today, some 400 DC-3s remain in revenue-earning service. Included in this volume are photographs of all the major prototype, pre-production and civil and military service variants under construction at the Douglas plant, as well as in service with various operators, and air arms, across the globe.
- ISBN10 1841760587
- ISBN13 9781841760582
- Publish Date 25 July 2003
- Publish Status Transferred
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Imprint Osprey Publishing
- Format Paperback
- Pages 144
- Language English