Douglas

Was it the greatest airplane of its time—or all time?

A novel reveals the story about a little-known C-47 rescue operation during World War II in Yugoslavia.

With the legendary WWII veteran’s passing at age 101, we reflect on his special service in the Berlin Airlift.

On December 20, 1941, an all-volunteer group of American mercenary pilots took on Japanese bombers in their first air combat mission to protect China.  By day’s end, the American Volunteer Group (AVG)—better known as the “Flying Tigers”—would go on to down nine out of 10 Japanese bombers in the first of many air battles in […]

The first flight of the Douglas DC-3 series turned modern air transport into reality.

There are lots of ways that you could celebrate National Aviation Day, but is there a better way than getting in the cockpit of one of the most beautiful airplanes in the world? If money or time were no object, what would you want to spend the day surfing the clouds in? Here’s what we’d […]

When you reach back 75 years for the memories, they come to you in bits and scraps. Recounting them feels disjointed, out of sequence, stripped through with a full range of emotions—much like the war you lived through, perhaps, or the otherworldliness of returning to those countries now at peace. Lieutenant Colonel David Hamilton is […]

First flown on December 17, 1935, the Douglas DC-3, an iteration of the DC-1 and DC-2, married reliability with performance and comfort in a way no other airplane had before. So much greater than the sum of its parts, an apt description for an airplane that has earned the right to be called “timeless” more […]

The national flag carrier for the Netherlands, KLM, has flown that flag now for 100 years, not only with a royal blessing, but also a number of other firsts and records to its credit. KLM celebrates 100 years of flying under the same business name, “Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij voor Nederland en Koloniën,” or Royal Dutch […]

With such a compelling story to tell, the D-Day Squadron had indicated in an interview with Flying Magazine back in August that it planned a documentary to remember the events it worked so diligently to make happen. To this end, the group has announced its partnership with “Into Flight Once More,” a film company currently […]