GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – After flying a Douglas DC-3 aircraft in college, one Greene County man was back in the cockpit on Saturday 45 years later. He piloted the airplane again thanks to the ...

In 1938, Douglas transports flew a distance of 13.5 times around the world each day (that's more than 336,000 miles). Yes, just three years after the first flight of the Douglas Sleeper Transport-the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Aviation City at Sullenberger Museum features historic planes and real-time CLT flights. Douglas DC-3 highlights WWII service and Piedmont Airlines’ legacy in Charlotte. Museum reopened in 2024 with ...

The Douglas Sleeper Transport (DST), the initial variant of the iconic DC-3, made its first flight on December 17, 1935, coincidentally on the 32nd anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight.