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DC-3 Society Celebrates 90 Years of the ‘Gooney Bird’
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It is considered the first modern commercial aircraft in history, revolutionized air traffic in the 1930s and still transports freight and passengers today: the DC-3. Exactly 90 years ago, whether it departs for the first flight.
DC-3 Society Celebrates 90 Years of the ‘Gooney Bird’
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 day in 1935, the Douglas DC-3 made its first flight? The DC-3 Society, an organization dedicated to protecting and honoring the legacy of the airplane nicknamed the “Gooney Bird,” plans to mark the 90th anniversary this month with a special weeklong…
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