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The First Douglas Commercials

Douglas DC-1 – Douglas DC-2 – Douglas DC-3

One of the longest and most important series of aircraft ever manufactured was the Douglas airliners, beginning with the DC-1 in the early 1930s and ending with the DC-10 in the 1970s. Thousands upon thousands of Douglas Commercials were built in that period and quite a few remain flying today. Let’s begin by looking at the first three.