Legacy of the DC|3 — FLAGSHIP DETROIT FOUNDATION

Legacy of the DC-3 — FLAGSHIP DETROIT FOUNDATION

At least 21 DC-3s from Douglas between 1937 and 1939. The first intended for KLM as PH-ARA, but canceled, arrived in Japan on December 6, 1937.

THE DOUGLAS DC-3 — FLAGSHIP DETROIT FOUNDATION

Cyrus Rowlett Smith, then President of American Airlines, had a vision that airline passenger service was about to enter a new era. Up until the development of ...

FLAGSHIP DETROIT FOUNDATION — FLAGSHIP DETROIT DC-3

The Flagship Detroit was manufactured in early 1937 and American Airlines accepted delivery of the Detroit on March 2, 1937.

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The Flagship Detroit Foundation is dedicated to the preservation of the legacy of the DC-3. The goal of the Foundation is to continue to maintain and operate ...

Welcome Aboard (Video) — FLAGSHIP DETROIT FOUNDATION

The Flagship Detroit DC-3 is owned and operated by the Flagship Detroit Foundation and is no way affiliated with American Airlines, Inc.

Beginnings of the DC-3 — FLAGSHIP DETROIT FOUNDATION

This is the story of an unforgettable airplane and some practical thinking men from American Airlines whose penetrating insight played a key role in its ...

Sentimental journey aboard American Airlines' circa-1937 “Flagship ...

Retired American Airlines pilot restored and now flies the classic fully restored circa-1937 DC 3 Flagship Detroit ... Foundation at Hearst Castle ...

Flagship Detroit - Facebook

The Flagship Detroit Foundation is a non-profit (501c- 3) organization dedicated to preserving the legacy of one of the most popular aircraft in American ...

Aircraft Spotlight: DC-3 "Flagship Detroit" - D-Day Squadron

“We found this aircraft in a field,” explained George Dennis, Executive Director of the Flagship Detroit Foundation. “Twenty years later, I ...

The Revolutionary DC-3 — FLAGSHIP DETROIT FOUNDATION

Story by Kathleen Burke. On an early evening in late 1938, a gleaming American Airlines DC-3 departed Newark Airport, bound for Glendale, California.

Flagship Detroit: The oldest flying Douglas DC-3 takes flight in TN

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, ...

Flagship Detroit Foundation

The DC-3, and its sleeper version DST, were an early example of an airline company driving airplane design. Douglas Aircraft had built the DC-1 which, in fact, ...

Oldest Flying DC-3 “Flagship Detroit” In Town & Back For “Wings ...

Blake Butler, a volunteer pilot for the Flagship Detroit Foundation, is the pilot for today's event. He said it's a non-profit organization that ...

Historic Douglas DC-3 takes flight in Middle Tennessee - YouTube

The DC-3 is an iconic piece of America's airborne history and is still flies today in Shelbyville.

Niswonger back in the DC-3 cockpit after 45 years thanks to ... - WJHL

Blake Butler, a volunteer pilot for the Flagship Detroit Foundation, said flying the DC-3 shows a piece of aviation history. “We exist to show ...

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The Flagship Detroit Foundation is dedicated to the preservation of the legacy of the DC-3. The goal of the Foundation is to continue to maintain and ...

American Airlines (Flagship Detroit Foundation) Douglas DC… - Flickr

You're not seeing double, there are two working DC-3's here at Shelbyville. Sister ship N4550J is parked next to "Flagship Detroit".

Grand Old Lady of American Airlines - Vintage Aircraft Association

Detroit DC-3. Grand Old Lady of American Airlines. SPARKY BARNES ... the Flagship Detroit Foundation have volunteered their time and ...

THE FLAGSHIP DETROIT

THE FLAGSHIP DETROIT DC-3 IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE FLAGSHIP DETROIT FOUNDATION AND IS NO WAY AFFILIATED WITH AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. FLAGSHIP DETROIT ...

Flagship Detroit: The Oldest Flying DC-3 - AVweb

The oldest airworthy DC-3 was located and purchased by the Flagship Detroit Foundation in 2004. Formed by former and current American ...