DC-3s and The Last Time
Mon Jul 26, 2010 7:27 am
No update yet seen on WIX so a quick one...gathered at Rock Falls, IL, this past weekend were 28 (I think) DC-3/C-47/R4Ds and one DC-2...
A good diverse group of airplanes, crews, owners, veterans, and guys with some involvement with the type through the years, plus a good general public attendance and good weather.
A massed flyover is planned for Monday late morning with most or all DC-3s participating.
A good diverse group of airplanes, crews, owners, veterans, and guys with some involvement with the type through the years, plus a good general public attendance and good weather.
A massed flyover is planned for Monday late morning with most or all DC-3s participating.
Re: DC-3s and The Last Time
Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:29 am
We stopped in yesterday on the way home from Kenosha. As Scott mentioned, it seemed to be a very good gathering. I counted 26 but don't know if any others were in the air at the time.
I also posted this in the "What airplane did you see flying today" thread.
It was interesting to compare the DC-2 to the others side by side
I also posted this in the "What airplane did you see flying today" thread.
It was interesting to compare the DC-2 to the others side by side
Re: DC-3s and The Last Time
Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:57 pm
I was there Saturday. Posted three pics so far. It will be months before I get more done. I'm so far behind this year.
Re: DC-3s and The Last Time
Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:33 pm
22 (ish) flew over to land at OSH today
Re: DC-3s and The Last Time
Mon Jul 26, 2010 7:25 pm
I'm one of the few, the proud ...... who can spot a DC-2 a mile away and know it ain't no DC-3 I'm lookin' at. But I just thought of something. Wonder why the boarding door was on the portside on the -2, and to starboard on the the -3?
Thanks for the photos, y'all, as always! They're wonderful to see!!
Thanks for the photos, y'all, as always! They're wonderful to see!!
Re: DC-3s and The Last Time
Mon Jul 26, 2010 7:37 pm
Pogo wrote:I'm one of the few, the proud ...... who can spot a DC-2 a mile away and know it ain't no DC-3 I'm lookin' at. But I just thought of something. Wonder why the boarding door was on the portside on the -2, and to starboard on the the -3?
The door was on the port side on most DC-3s, and starboard on the DST
Re: DC-3s and The Last Time
Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:45 am
The entry door could be ordered on either side. American and a few other airlines ordered their DC-3s (and DSTs) with right hand doors.
Scott
Scott
Re: DC-3s and The Last Time
Tue Jul 27, 2010 4:52 am
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Thanks for posting the photo of the highly polished EAL aircraft from Eddie Rickenbeckers "Great Silver Fleet" our museum at Moorabbin in Australia has a DC-2 that was one of the first 10 aircraft used by him to establish that brand, and which were later sold to the RAAF for service in Australia.
Our DC-2 still retains its port entry passenger door, while most of the other surviving RAAF DC-2's were modified to C-39 type cargo doors.
http://aarg.com.au/DC2.htm
we also have an original pre-war DC-3 that was impressed off the production line off American Airlines orders and served as a C-50 with the USAAC and later the RAAF, it was built with a starboard entry passenger door and retained it as a C-50 all through its military service, however on demobbing into post war Australian airline service it was converted to portside entry passenger door along with all the former C-47s that had their cargo doors removed and modification to passenger "DC-3s".
http://aarg.com.au/DC3.htm
I understood the DC-2 universally had port doors to maintain compatibility with the operations of the earlier wooden/biplane airliners it was replacing, but that the DC-3 operators such as American Airlines opted for starboard doors, which I understand are now quite rare as most C-47 conversions around the world fitted the port door as part of the removal / conversion of the Cargo doors?
Regards
Mark Pilkington
Thanks for posting the photo of the highly polished EAL aircraft from Eddie Rickenbeckers "Great Silver Fleet" our museum at Moorabbin in Australia has a DC-2 that was one of the first 10 aircraft used by him to establish that brand, and which were later sold to the RAAF for service in Australia.
Our DC-2 still retains its port entry passenger door, while most of the other surviving RAAF DC-2's were modified to C-39 type cargo doors.
http://aarg.com.au/DC2.htm
we also have an original pre-war DC-3 that was impressed off the production line off American Airlines orders and served as a C-50 with the USAAC and later the RAAF, it was built with a starboard entry passenger door and retained it as a C-50 all through its military service, however on demobbing into post war Australian airline service it was converted to portside entry passenger door along with all the former C-47s that had their cargo doors removed and modification to passenger "DC-3s".
http://aarg.com.au/DC3.htm
I understood the DC-2 universally had port doors to maintain compatibility with the operations of the earlier wooden/biplane airliners it was replacing, but that the DC-3 operators such as American Airlines opted for starboard doors, which I understand are now quite rare as most C-47 conversions around the world fitted the port door as part of the removal / conversion of the Cargo doors?
Regards
Mark Pilkington