Celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Douglas DC-3 with a look at KLM's wartime orange-painted DC-3s, their daring history, ...

Explore the origins of the Douglas DC-3, from the DST's first flight and hard-won development to the design innovations that ...

What on Earth happened to the globe? That’s the question being asked in Long Beach, where America’s first modern aircraft factory could soon be converted into houses and offices. Boeing Co. wants ...

Douglas Aircraft Company extensively pursued an unconventional aircraft design in the mid-1940s, characterized by multiple buried engines, long drive shafts, and an aft-mounted pusher propeller. This ...

December 17, 1935, saw the first flight of the Douglas Sleeper Transport, or DST, which marked the first variant of the DC-3 series. One last major offensive in World War II is worth reflection upon ...

Douglas Aircraft started down a 30-year path toward extinction when it merged with McDonnell in 1967. McDonnell management prioritized military programs and was not willing to make the investment ...

A Douglas DC-3 shown in flight. * Photo: Corbis * 1935: The Douglas DC-3 makes its maiden flight at Clover Field in Santa Monica, California. Despite a production history lasting only 11 years, it ...

Nobody wanted it. And when they got it, they didn’t love it much. They only tolerated it. It’s maker literally had to give it away at a below-cost price, and agree to take 100 percent of the risk in ...

Sunday saw a crowd of nearly 3,000 gather on the north side of Santa Monica Airport to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first ever flight around the world. This amazing achievement was ...