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Happy Birthday, Aviation – And the DC-3

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Key Takeaways:

  • The DC-3's first flight on December 17th occurred exactly 32 years after the Wright brothers' inaugural flight, sharing the same anniversary date.
  • DC-3 owner Dan Gryder was interviewed by AVweb's Russ Niles about the aircraft's significant impact on aviation history, coinciding with its 75th birthday.
  • The DC-3 is widely considered to be one of the most important airplanes in history due to its lasting influence.
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As a bonus, here’s a video by Russ Still from The Last Time, the largest gathering of DC-3s in recent memory held in Rock Falls, IL last July.

Most of us can remember clearly what happened to us 32 years ago, and we’ve seen a lot in that time, there’s no doubt. Consider that it was 32 years to the day between the Wright brothers’ first flight at Kitty Hawk and the first flight of the DC-3 in Santa Monica. Both occured on December 17, and DC-3 owner Dan Gryder spoke with AVweb‘s Russ Niles about the impact of arguably the most important airplane in history on its 75th birthday.

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