station north is the northernmost point of greenland inhabited by only a few soldiers. the gravel runway of this danish military post is not a problem for the d.c. 3 she manages well on uneven surfaces and can even land on snow and ice. if you put it on wheels as normally you put it on skis you can use it in the winter time off frozen rivers and lakes you can use it in deserts you can use it in small airports you can use it in mountainous areas it is a fantastic aircraft that can take off from fairly short fields using the technology that was available at the time. the 1000 lives of the d.c. 3. was an exceptional journey through the 20th century. not
such numbers. just. the d.c. 3 was launched in california in 1986 and in just 10 years more than 16000 of them were produced. in the u.s. it revolutionized that travel sidelining the railroad from long distance transport . the d.c. three s main competitor was a german plane. that you 52 at an element him away structure. it was also popular and reliable because the carry 15 passengers.
equally crucial. mobility has become more important to us than ever before but so too has for not happen to see. such strength determine success or defeat. i m not only an all time and not enemy on the d.c. 3. not even the engineers the doc this kind of gas that some 80 years later that design would be considered the most successful plane in aviation history. by land not to the 2nd world war was a city in ruins. the german capital had paid heavily for its role at the heart of the conflict. its people lived in holes and sadness they were starving. so-called rubble women cleared the sites of the bombed out houses. but then the victors began to argue. in june the 148 the soviet union blocked all
she was rescued by who go marcus a local businessman in. the d.c. 3 has become his hobby and now plays an important role in his life. each year he spends about 70 hours in the cockpit. munch butte you can feel the plane when you fly it moves you have to take it in your hands and experience at the age group of me as a pilot i m important so i have to do it myself because it s something quite special expertise. in 1936 swiss that decided against the german u. . 52 choosing the d.c.
3 instead was paris london and berlin among the airlines prime destinations. switzerland became douglas s bus customer in europe. during world war 2 the swiss d.c. 31 you paint to avoid being shot down by the germans as enemy at craft. not only b.c. 3 is there enjoying as pleasant a retirement as the vintage plane in switzerland. of the 16000 planes built most grounded. but even in the act it s a d.c. 3 retains