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    Douglas DC-2 - Wikipedia

    • The Douglas DC-2 is a 14-passenger, twin-engined airliner that was produced by the American company Douglas Aircraft Company starting in 1934. It competed with the Boeing 247. In 1935, Douglas produced a larger version called the DC-3, which became one of the most successful aircraft in history. See more

    Design and development

    In the early 1930s, fears about the safety of wooden aircraft structures drove the US aviation industry to … See more

    Operational history

    Although overshadowed by its ubiquitous successor, it was the DC-2 that first showed that passenger air travel could be comfortable, safe and reliable. As a token of this, KLM entered its first DC-2 PH-AJU Uiver (Stor… See more

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    RolePassenger & military transport
    ManufacturerDouglas Aircraft Company
    First flightMay 11, 1934
    IntroductionMay 18, 1934, with Trans World Airlines
    How the DC-2 Revolutionized Air Travel
    How the DC-2 Revolutionized Air Travel
    In the early 1930s, the aviation industry was looking for ways to make passenger flights faster, safer and more comfortable. One of the most influential aircraft that emerged from this quest was the Douglas DC-2.
    Variants

    DC-2 156 civil DC-2s, powered by two Wright R-1820 Cyclone radial piston engines of varying in power from 710 to 875 hp (529 to 652 kW) depending on model DC-2A Two civil DC-2s, powered by two Pratt & … See more

    Operators

    â™  = Original operators
    Australia
    • Australian National Airways
    • Holymans Airways ♠
    Brazil… See more

    Incidents and accidents

    • December 20, 1934: A KLM DC-2-115A (PH-AJU, Uiver) crashed at Rutbah Wells in Iraq, killing all seven on board. The aircraft was operating a flight from Schiphol to Batavia. This was the first loss of a DC-2 and the firs… See more

    Surviving aircraft

    Several DC-2s have survived and been preserved in the 21st century in the following museums in the following places:
    • c/n 1286 - Ex-Eastern Airlines and RAAF, preserved (dressed as the historic "Uiver", PH-AJU) at … See more

    Notable appearances in media

    The DC-2 was the "Good Ship Lollipop" that Shirley Temple sang about in the film Bright Eyes (1934). A DC-2 appears in the 1937 film Lost Horizon; the footage includes taxiing, takeoff, and landing, as well as views in flig… See more

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