Throughout its life, now 75 years and counting, millions of words have been written about the iconic DC-3/C-47/R4D/Dakota. I’ve written some of them, and read most of them. So I cracked the cover on Together We Fly: Voices from the DC-3 with some trepidation Read More...
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Jetwhine
on Sat, Aug 20 2011
Filed under: Airlines, Airports, FAA, General, Blogging, Military, Aviation History, DC-3, C-47, R4D, Airline Operations, birthday, chapters, delightful, douglas, voices
Reflection is an unintended consequence of a wide interest in aviation, and connecting past with present is the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh reunion of the iconic airplane that earns its keep still, even as it approaches its 75th birthday. Some call it the Read More...
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on Tue, May 25 2010
Filed under: Airlines, Airports, FAA, General, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Military, airline flying, DC-3, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, C-47, Ernie Gann, North Central Airlines, R4D, The Last Time
Reveling in good news is how I always try to start the new year, but finding it in aviation has been a challenge in the relentless headwind of layoffs, furloughs, shutdowns, and bankruptcy filings. But I did find some, in my own backyard, at OSH, better Read More...
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on Mon, Jan 5 2009
Filed under: The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, FAA, Business Aviation, General, Blogging, Aviation Marketing, Military, Wittman Regional Airport, BT-67, DC-3, Basler Turbo Conversions, Future of Aviation