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1,293 Changes, 5,700 Pounds of Bombs: The Soviet DC-3 That Wouldn’t Die

The Lisunov Li-2 was more than a copy of the Douglas DC-3, it was rebuilt from the ground up. Reinforced for combat, it dropped bombs, carried troops, and survived in conditions that destroyed other ...
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Flagship Detroit: The oldest flying Douglas DC-3 takes flight in Middle Tennessee

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — 1937, the year an aviation icon was born – the Flagship Detroit. Meet Blake Butler, a volunteer pilot for the Douglas DC-3 aircraft based in Shelbyville, Tennessee. “This ...