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About DOUGLAS DC-3
Bunk beds
The first DC-3 had 14 seats that folded into seven beds, while seven more dropped down from the ceiling to provide sleeping berths for 14 people.
Market leader
The Douglas DC-3was so ahead of the competition it was estimated that 90percent of all aeroplane journeys were on Douglas DC-2s and DC-3s
Into war
The DC-3 played a vitally important part in WWII as a transport aircraft for troops, supplies and vehicles, thanks to its size,strength and durability.
Setting records
The DC-3 was the first commercial air liner with the fuel capacity to make a nonstop journey between New York and Chicago in the United States.
Experience
It took a two-hour,$300 long-distance phone call from American Airlines president Cyrus Rowlett Smith to convince Donald Douglas to make the DC-3
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