DC-3, one of THE BEST airworthy USA planes EVER made...
(along with the A-10 Warthog Brrrrp ;n)
amaze - The DC-3 Hangar
www.douglasdc3.com/amaze/amaze.htm
Incredible Amazing Facts about the DC-3 ... In World War II, a Japanese kamikaze pilot tried to shoot one down, then, unable to do so, rammed it. ... A C- 47 ran out of fuel with all its crew bailing out, only to learn later that the aircraft had landed gently all by itself in a meadow several miles from were the crew had deserted ...
DC-3 Flies Itself - Douglas DC3, Dakota, C47, R4D, DC1, DC2 A/C ...
www.dc3history.org/dc3fliesitself.html
The plane they say has the knack of anticipating pilot errors and compensating for those mistakes. Some insist it can fly by itself. In 1957, a USAF DC-3 ran out of gas over Missouri. Everyone bailed out and made it to the ground safely. The DC- 3 glided over the horizon and made a perfect, unassisted landing in a cornfield.
“the aircraft had landed gently all by itself in a meadow “
Incredible. Any idea if the planes were still serviceable?