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The legend of passenger aviation. The cradle of the Dc-3 is located in
California not far from Los Angeles. There it was starting to build 1935 by
Douglas Inc. After first flight in December 1935 it became most popular
passenger airliner of the USA and later also world-wide.
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After long discussions with different airlines Douglas 1939 submitted
the draft of a comparatively large, four-engined air liner. It became the
workhorse of passenger aviation in the post-war period and as "Rosinen
Bomber" main load carrier of the Berlin air bridge 1948/49.
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The most elegant passenger plane of the "propeller era".
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