Perhaps the most important aircraft in the history of commercial aviation was the Douglas DC-3. This year will mark the 90 th anniversary of the first commercial flight of the DC-3. On June 25, 1936, ...

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — 1937, the year an aviation icon was born – the Flagship Detroit. Meet Blake Butler, a volunteer pilot for the Douglas DC-3 aircraft based in Shelbyville, Tennessee. “This ...

The year was 1935. Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi; Kodak released the Kodachrome film, and the Douglas DC-3 took its first flight. Now, 90 years later, while Elvis may be gone, the DC-3 ...

On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers made their first powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, and those 12 seconds changed the world. But did you know that just 32 years later, on the same ...

"Weaving together the narratives of engineers, pilots, mechanics, soldiers, and passengers, this chronicle illustrates the history of the Douglas DC-3. Beginning with creator Donald Douglas, this ...

As the Douglas DC-3 approaches the 90th anniversary of its first flight on December 17, 2026, the DC-3 Society is marking the milestone with a special week-long broadcast series that brings together ...

As one of the world’s most frequent flyers, CNN’s Richard Quest has an encyclopaedic knowledge of airlplanes, having flown in most of them. From the BAC 1-11 to the A380, here are his favorites.

The aircraft, which flew sightseeing tours for tourists with DDA Classic Airlines and was previously part of the D-Day paradrop and Operation Market Garden, was saved from retirement by the famous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — 1937, the year an aviation icon was born – the Flagship Detroit. Meet Blake Butler, a volunteer pilot ...