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DC-3 airliner cabin Douglas Sleeper Transport (DST) showing the second row of windows for the upper bunk beds, above the airline titles "DC" stands for "Douglas Commercial". The DC-3 was the culmination of a development effort that began after an inquiry from Transcontinental and Western Airlines (TWA) to Donald Douglas.
The airport opened in 1950–52 with a 4,200-foot, east-west runway; the first airline flights were Piedmont DC-3s in 1952. (The last Piedmont YS-11 left in 1981.) The runway was extended to 5,000 ft in the 1950s, and the 6,750 ft runway 1/19 was constructed between 1975 and 1979.
Rickenbacker International is primarily a cargo airport for the city of Columbus, although since 2012 it has served an increasing number of passenger flights as well as charter carriers. [2] The United States Air Force maintains a presence in the form of the Ohio Air National Guard's 121st Air Refueling Wing.
One of the eight people on board was killed. The aircraft was operating a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight which had originated at Roxas City Airport. [175] November 6, 1974: Douglas C-47 N76 None Destroyed in a hangar fire at Anchorage International Airport, Alaska. [176] November 11, 1974: Douglas DC-3 TAM-34 — Crashed near the ...
Upon first approach, Republic Airways Flight 4514 diverts from course, circles around, and lands during a second attempt at Reagan National Airport. Passenger plane forced to abort landing at DC ...
The first commercial flight, an American Airlines DC-3 from Cleveland, landed on January 10, 1947, at 9:53 am. A Delta Air Lines flight followed moments later. [16] The April 1957 Official Airline Guide shows 97 weekday departures: 37 American, 26 Delta, 24 TWA, 8 Piedmont, and 2 Lake Central.
Aero operated the aircraft until 1 April 1967, when it flew Aero’s last DC-3 scheduled passenger flight. [2] In 1970 the aircraft, along with the other DC-3s owned by Finnair, was sold to the Finnish Air Force, and was given the registration DO-11. In 1985, the Air Force retired its DC-3s. and OH-LCH, along with OH-LCD, were sold to ...
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3 A that occurred in 1953, including aircraft based on the DC-3 airframe such as the Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Lisunov Li-2. Military accidents are included; and hijackings and incidents of terrorism are covered, although acts of war involving military aircraft are outside the ...