The Douglas DC-3: 90 Glorious Years

The Douglas DC-3 is as iconic an aircraft design as the Mustang or Spitfire. It has endured more than any other, with a few hundred examples still in use across the world. Many fledgling US airlines blossomed due to their DC-3s, and almost every major post-war airline started running their schedules with the type, taking advantage of the surplus in military DC-3s (C-47s) after the Second World War.

In Douglas DC-3: 90 Glorious Years, Geoff Jones explores the rich history of the aircraft from...