- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Douglas DC-3
- Contributor to Resource:
- Photograph by Wikimedia
- Date of Original:
- 1939
- Subject:
- Airplanes--United States
Airlines--United States
Flight
Clouds
Douglas DC-3 (Transport plane)
Douglas transport planes
Eastern Air Lines, inc. - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The Douglas DC-3 revolutionized air passenger transportation. Introduced in 1936, it carried up to twenty-eight passengers at a cruising speed of 170 miles per hour. It was the main passenger transport in the United States until it was replaced after World War II by the DC-4, DC-6, and DC-7.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/eastern-air-lines/great-silver-fleet-eastern-airlines-dc3_001-2/
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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