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How Many DC-3 Are Still Flying? Believe it or not, this iconic World War II-era propellor-driven transport continues to fly in various corners of the world!
simpleflying.com ^ | BY JOANNA BAILEY AND CHRIS LOH - UPDATED SEP 24, 2022

Posted on 10/25/2023 1:10:43 PM PDT by Red Badger

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To: Yardstick
Taildragger landing gear...you never see that on big planes nowadays

You have to "fly it" on the Taxiways in order to manuever it.

The pilot and co-pilot can "slide the window open" and stick their head out for a good look without ripping their face or head off in flight.

141 posted on 10/26/2023 11:18:58 PM PDT by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: Laslo Fripp

No. Ricky owned a DC-3. I was driving on I-30, Little Rock to Dallas area, when his plane went down just East of where we were in TX. They were flying from LR to Dallas to do a gig that night, but they chose to free-base in the plane during a huge ice storm. I think that was New Years Day.


142 posted on 10/27/2023 2:41:11 AM PDT by octex
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