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Old Planes, New Purpose: Aging DC-3s Deliver Hope To Remote Villages In Colombia
The Douglas DC-3, the plane that revolutionized air travel in the 1930s and which went out of production in 1942, is still taking flight over the dense jungles of southern Colombia, delivering passengers, food and medical supplies to remote villages in the region. The ruggedness of the plane is the main reason that they are prized in Colombia’s southern reaches. There are few roads in the region, and, in the dry season, rivers are often un-navigable, so the plane is the only practical way in and… (latino.foxnews.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Back in the day, (71,72 maybe) Florida Airlines flew a couple of DC-3 around the state in and out of Tampa, along with a few Beech 18's...Great sound on both of them and fun to watch.
I thought that was Provincetown Boston Airways. They had several DC 3's
Here is Pinocchio http://www.douglasdc3.com/pinoch/pinoch.htm
If you really want to see a strange looking DC3 look up the Canadian Armed Forces Pinocchio.
Hey, if you don't want to watch the football games and you need a fix of DC-3, C-46 and DC-4 freighter ops, (OK there's an Electra in there as well) you should watch the streamed episodes of Ice Pilots http://www.icepilots.com/episodes.php
North Central DC-3 with Herman the Duck on the tail still brings smiles to my face.
I was fortunate to fly same doug for over 20 years, Recips for 8 and Basler conversion for rest.Believe I flew last working mission of recip powered 3 in service to our Government. Article published in Smokejumper Magazine Jan 2013. A truly remarkable aircraft!!!!