In late 1938, the revolutionary DC-3 plane departed Newark Airport for Glendale, California. Nigel Cox On an early evening in late 1938, a gleaming American Airlines DC-3 departed Newark Airport ...

In July, the Museum’s DC-3, sans wings and engines, made the journey from the National Mall to northern Virginia. A Douglas DC-3’s top speed is 230 mph, but on this particular journey the ...

As a result, Douglas invested more than $3 million and 250,000 work hours in the DC-8 project. The DC-8 stands out in a unique position; it was initially developed as a USAF tanker for air-to-air ...

On this day in aviation history, February 20, 1939, the Douglas DC-5 made its first flight. Less remembered than its cousins, ...