DC-3 70th anniversary monument..

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2005 5:16 pm

This looks like a very fitting tribute to the DC-3. www.santamonicadc3.com

tom d. friedman · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2005 7:59 pm

here is the 1st salute to the old girl / war horse... :supz:

as the old saying goes..... they don't make em like they used to!!! saaaaluuuute!!!

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11330

What is the official status of the Museum of Flying? Is it defunct, or only in hibernation?

Eureka181 · **Joined:** Wed Jul 13, 2005 7:27 pm **Posts:** 182

The Museum of Flying is sort of in hibernation. It will re-open but scaled down. I will have to talk to Mr. Price and see what is happening. He sold most of his flying warbirds, so I think the museum will be static.

Eric

Amado Aguiluz F. · **Posted:** Tue Nov 22, 2005 7:07 am

The following message was posted at dc3@yahoogroups.com:

The 1940 Air Terminal Museum at Houston's William P. Hobby Airport will host a celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the first flight of the Douglas DC-3 airliner on Saturday, December 17, 2005. The DC-3 was the first modern airliner and the first airplane with which the airlines
could make a profit carrying only passengers. The DC-3 was the backbone of the airline industry worldwide for decades and many remain in use today.
The Anniversary celebration will coincide with the 1940 Air Terminal
Museum's monthly Wings & Wheels Saturday. The event will feature the
Lone Star Flight Museum's fully restored Continental Airlines DC-3, as
well as other aircraft on display, speakers on the history of the DC-3,
flying the DC-3 for the airlines and other related subjects and a new
museum exhibit on the DC-3. The event will also include a display of
vintage cars, admission to the Museum, special guests, and lunch,
followed by a DC-3 birthday cake. Admission is $10 for adults and $5.00
for kids 12 and under. The event is sponsored by the aviation law firm
Coats & Evans, PC.

The 1940 Air Terminal Museum is located at 8325 Travelair Road, on the
west side of Hobby Airport and is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m., and on Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. The Museum is
located in the restored portion of Houston's original 1940 Air Terminal.
The 1940 Air Terminal served as Houston's passenger gateway from 1940
through 1954. The Terminal is one of the last and most beautiful
examples in the world of art deco airport architecture from the
glamorous and exciting golden age of flight. The 1940 Air Terminal
Museum is operated by the Houston Aeronautical Heritage Society, a Texas non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. For more information, please contact Drew Coats at Coats@1940AirTerminal.org.

Tulio, I hope that by then you will be back in Houston, and not miss the event!

Saludos,

Amado

Tulio · **Joined:** Mon May 03, 2004 1:05 am **Posts:** 3236

Amado,

Doesn't seem likely, as I believe that I will remain in the Republic of California for at least December and probably January, too.

Saludos,

Tulio

ww2John · **Posted:** Tue Nov 22, 2005 12:14 pm

I went to the Santa Monica Museum of Flight web site yesterday...go there for the (few - general) details of their move across the field to a new scaled down site and reopening in the future.

Amado Aguiluz F. · **Posted:** Wed Nov 23, 2005 6:08 am

Tulio, sorry to hear you won't be in Houston for the upcoming event, and do hope you enjoy the Christmas Holidays in the "Republic" of California!

Saludos,

GIJOE290 · **Posted:** Wed Nov 23, 2005 11:11 am

A really, really cool airplane (Bird)!

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11330

And on a related note:

Quote:

It was 40 years ago today, Nov. 23, 1965, that the Douglas Airplane Corporation’s DC-9 received Federal Aviation Administration Type Certificate A6WE. The Type Certificate is an FAA document that validates an airplane model’s airworthiness and readiness for service. Subsequent Douglas-heritage airplanes MD-80, MD-90 and 717 were later registered under this Type Certificate.

The certificate was presented in a Long Beach ceremony to Douglas Airplanes’ Board Chairman Donald W. Douglas by Joseph H. Tippets, FAA western region director.

Between 1965 and 1982, more than 976 DC-9s were built — including 47 C-9 versions for military customers.

The C-9A "Nightingale" was used by the U.S. Air Force to transport sick and injured military personnel. The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps flew C-9B Skytrain IIs. Three VIP transport versions, the VC-9C, were delivered to the Air Force by the end of 1976.

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