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

[Red Badger]

There was even a Japanese version:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showa/Nakajima_L2D

[ballplayer]

Air crew survival training in Lakehurst New Jersey,1970,jumped out of one!

[Red Badger]

Was it flying at the time?................

[ballplayer]

Yes it was flying,had door removed

[ballplayer]

Also flew in one from Miramar Naval Air Station SanDiego toFallon Nevada for live fire training prior to deployment to Vietnam,1968

[ballplayer]

Correction 1969

[ballplayer]

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

[Scrambler Bob]

DC-3 wingspan seems about the same as the B-52 tailspan.

[ought-six]

Ah, the venerable Curtiss C-46, with the pinched fuselage.

[Gaffer]

I think the segmented pane and bullet nosed fuselage (than the C-47) is the more distinguishing difference myself.

[ought-six]

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.

[Gaffer]

Oh? The C-97?

[ought-six]

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.

[ought-six]

Ah, for the pinched fuselage. You are right: The C-97 had a pinched fuselage. I forgot about that one.

[ought-six]

And the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, which was an adaptation of the C-97, and which was used for the later creation of the Guppy.

[PAR35]

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.

[Vigilanteman]

Flew one aboard Braniff International, Minneapolis to Dallas in the spring of 1976.

[DesertRhino]

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.

[Gaffer]

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.

[ought-six]

The Connie was one of the loudest airplanes I ever heard. But a beautiful bird, just the same.