The Douglas DC-3
90 Glorious Years
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2025
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2nd New edition
Alan Sutton (Verlag)
978-1-80420-060-5 (ISBN)
Alan Sutton (Verlag)
978-1-80420-060-5 (ISBN)
A stunning pictorial tribute to the Douglas DC-3, aka the beloved 'Dakota', in glorious colour
The Douglas DC-3 is as iconic an aircraft design as the Mustang or Spitfire. It has endured more than any other, with a few hundred examples still in use across the world. Many fledgling US airlines blossomed due to their DC-3s, and almost every major post-war airline started running their schedules with the type, taking advantage of the surplus in military DC-3s (C-47s) after the Second World War.
In Douglas DC-3: 90 Glorious Years, Geoff Jones explores the rich history of the aircraft from its beginnings in Southern California in the 1930s, to its participation in military operations such as the D-Day Normandy Landings, through to its use as a commercial aircraft into the twenty-first century. The Airbus and Boeing operators of today have their DC-3 operations to thank for their current success, and numerous enthusiast organisations continue to keep DC-3s airworthy and fly them for their members. Ninety years on, the legacy of this extraordinary aircraft is as strong as ever.
The Douglas DC-3 is as iconic an aircraft design as the Mustang or Spitfire. It has endured more than any other, with a few hundred examples still in use across the world. Many fledgling US airlines blossomed due to their DC-3s, and almost every major post-war airline started running their schedules with the type, taking advantage of the surplus in military DC-3s (C-47s) after the Second World War.
In Douglas DC-3: 90 Glorious Years, Geoff Jones explores the rich history of the aircraft from its beginnings in Southern California in the 1930s, to its participation in military operations such as the D-Day Normandy Landings, through to its use as a commercial aircraft into the twenty-first century. The Airbus and Boeing operators of today have their DC-3 operations to thank for their current success, and numerous enthusiast organisations continue to keep DC-3s airworthy and fly them for their members. Ninety years on, the legacy of this extraordinary aircraft is as strong as ever.
Geoff Jones was a pilot, writer and photographer who grew up in the 1960s hearing the sounds of Cambrian Airways DC-3s thundering out of his local airport at Cardiff/Rhoose. He wrote about and photographed many aspects of the world’s civil aviation scene during a career spanning fifty years, and built a reputation as a respected author/photographer with fourteen civil aviation book titles to his name and thousands of magazine articles. Flying a DC-3 in the Caribbean was a career highlight. Geoff died in 2017.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 28.10.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 268 Illustrations |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 165 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt |
| ISBN-10 | 1-80420-060-3 / 1804200603 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-80420-060-5 / 9781804200605 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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