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The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company, which had a lasting effect on the airline industry in the 1930s to 1940s and World War II. It was developed as a larger, improved 14-bed sleeper version of the Douglas DC-2.
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving Douglas DC-3 variants that have taken place in the year 1941, including aircraft based on the DC-3 airframe such as the Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Lisunov PS-84. Military accidents are included; and hijackings and incidents of terrorism are covered, although acts of war are outside the scope of ...
DC-3S Super DC-3, improved DC-3 with a new wing and tail, and powered by two 1,450 hp (1,080 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-2000-D7 or 1,475 hp (1,100 kW) Wright R-1820-C9HE Cyclone engines. The five examples were converted by Douglas between 1949 and 1950 from existing DC-3 and R4D airframes. [7] PS-84
In the United Kingdom, a DC-3 (converted from a C-47) of Southern Rhodesian (now Zimbabwe) airline Spencer Airways, registration VP-YFD, crashed on takeoff from Croydon Airport in London due to pilot error, killing 12 of 23 on board. The aircraft struck a parked ČSA DC-3 registered OK-WDB, which caught fire and was written off. [5] [6] January 26
This is a list of pages listing accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3 [a], 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 are outside the scope of this list.
A DC-3 with Wright Cyclone engines, built in 1938 for Australian National Airways The List of original Douglas DC-3 operators lists only the original customers who purchased new aircraft. With the availability of large numbers of surplus military C-47 Skytrains or Dakotas after the Second World War, nearly every airline and military force in ...
The original DC-3s operated by Dai Nippon Koku KK were pressed into Imperial service during the war, serving alongside the license-built L2Ds. The L2Ds served in the Southern Philippines' air groups in squadrons attached to the 3rd, 4th, 6th, 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th Air Fleets (Kōku Kantai) as well as the Combined Fleet (Rengō Kantai) and to the China Area and Southwest Area Fleets. [6]
The Constancia mine is a large copper mine in the south of Peru in Cuzco Region. Constancia is one of the largest copper reserves in the world, having estimated reserves of 440 million tonnes of ore grading 0.34% copper, 0.01% molybdenum, 0.7 million oz of gold and 50.2 million oz of silver.