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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!
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| 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: RayChuang88
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posted on
10/26/2023 7:14:36 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
Air crew survival training in Lakehurst New Jersey,1970,jumped out of one!
To: ballplayer
Was it flying at the time?................
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posted on
10/26/2023 7:22:39 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
Yes it was flying,had door removed
To: ballplayer
Also flew in one from Miramar Naval Air Station SanDiego toFallon Nevada for live fire training prior to deployment to Vietnam,1968
To: ballplayer
To: Red Badger
Also flew in one from Naval Air Station San Diego to Fallon Nevada for live fire training prior to deployment before deployment to Vietnam operations.
Yes it was flying when I jumped out of one in 1970
To: Java4Jay
DC-3 wingspan seems about the same as the B-52 tailspan.
To: Gaffer
Ah, the venerable Curtiss C-46, with the pinched fuselage.
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posted on
10/26/2023 7:45:58 AM PDT
by
ought-six
(Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
To: ought-six
I think the segmented pane and bullet nosed fuselage (than the C-47) is the more distinguishing difference myself.
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posted on
10/26/2023 9:00:10 AM PDT
by
Gaffer
To: Gaffer
That nose style was also present in some British aircraft, including the De Havilland Comet, which was the first commercial jet airliner. But offhand I can’t think of any other aircraft that had the pinched fuselage.
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posted on
10/26/2023 9:25:39 AM PDT
by
ought-six
(Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
To: ought-six
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posted on
10/26/2023 10:20:49 AM PDT
by
Gaffer
To: Gaffer
Look at the nose of the C-97; it is rounded. The Curtiss C-46, and the De Havilland Comet both have spitzer-shaped bullet noses.
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posted on
10/26/2023 11:03:17 AM PDT
by
ought-six
(Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
To: Gaffer
Ah, for the pinched fuselage. You are right: The C-97 had a pinched fuselage. I forgot about that one.
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posted on
10/26/2023 11:06:12 AM PDT
by
ought-six
(Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
To: Gaffer
And the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, which was an adaptation of the C-97, and which was used for the later creation of the Guppy.
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posted on
10/26/2023 11:11:30 AM PDT
by
ought-six
(Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
To: frank ballenger
old spare refrigerators, freezers, toasters and other items in the grandparents’ basements used as backups Backup? The almost 70 year old fridge is in daily use in the garage mainly as a beverage cooler, but also used as overflow (can't really be depended on for long term storage of perishables in the summer when the garage gets well over 100 degrees). I replaced the gasket about 35 years ago or so. It's a pain to defrost it several times a year.
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posted on
10/26/2023 11:32:32 AM PDT
by
PAR35
To: Ikemeister
Flew one aboard Braniff International, Minneapolis to Dallas in the spring of 1976.
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posted on
10/26/2023 1:10:27 PM PDT
by
Vigilanteman
(The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
To: BerryDingle
I really enjoyed his B Westerns. Sometimes on a Saturday when I see those on, I’ll sit and watch. They are all upbeat, leave you feeling good.
That was a better America.
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posted on
10/26/2023 2:39:35 PM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
To: ought-six
I flew on one (the Boeing) to Hawaii in the late 50s. Also got to ride on the Lockheed Constellation around then as a boy.
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posted on
10/26/2023 3:22:19 PM PDT
by
Gaffer
To: Gaffer
The Connie was one of the loudest airplanes I ever heard. But a beautiful bird, just the same.
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posted on
10/26/2023 6:35:17 PM PDT
by
ought-six
(Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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