Kolkata: A DC-3C aircraft, the modernized version of the iconic Douglas DC-3 aircraft, a carrier that played a vital role during World War II, landed at the Kolkata airport on Saturday.
The Canadian-registered aircraft, which had no passengers, had come here from Delhi for a day to refuel and give its four crew members - three captains and an engineer - some rest, he said.
"The DC-3C is a modernized version of the iconic Douglas DC-3, a revolutionary aircraft of the 1930s that played a vital role in World War II and commercial aviation," an official said.
The plane landed at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport from Delhi at 12:13 pm and is scheduled to depart for Pattaya International Airport at 08:30 am on Sunday.
“The DC-3, first flown in 1935, was a low-wing twin-engine monoplane that could seat 21 or 28 passengers in various configurations or carry 2,725 kilograms of cargo. It was over 64 feet (19.5 m) long, with a wingspan of 95 feet (29 m). According to Encyclopædia Britannica, it was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. Was done by.
"Of the 300 airline aircraft operating in the United States in the mid-1940s, all but 25 were DC-3s... (during the war) they were used to evacuate passengers (28), fully armed paratroopers (28), wounded It was designed to evacuate troops (18 stretchers and a medical team of three), military cargo (for example, two light trucks), and anything that could fit through its cargo doors and up to three tons. "Can't be overweight," read a post on the website of the famous encyclopedia.
Combining historical heritage with modern technology, the DC-3C remains an iconic aircraft in aviation history, the official said.
The Canadian-registered aircraft, which had no passengers, had come here from Delhi for a day to refuel and give its four crew members - three captains and an engineer - some rest, he said.
"The DC-3C is a modernized version of the iconic Douglas DC-3, a revolutionary aircraft of the 1930s that played a vital role in World War II and commercial aviation," an official said.
The plane landed at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport from Delhi at 12:13 pm and is scheduled to depart for Pattaya International Airport at 08:30 am on Sunday.
“The DC-3, first flown in 1935, was a low-wing twin-engine monoplane that could seat 21 or 28 passengers in various configurations or carry 2,725 kilograms of cargo. It was over 64 feet (19.5 m) long, with a wingspan of 95 feet (29 m). According to Encyclopædia Britannica, it was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. Was done by.
"Of the 300 airline aircraft operating in the United States in the mid-1940s, all but 25 were DC-3s... (during the war) they were used to evacuate passengers (28), fully armed paratroopers (28), wounded It was designed to evacuate troops (18 stretchers and a medical team of three), military cargo (for example, two light trucks), and anything that could fit through its cargo doors and up to three tons. "Can't be overweight," read a post on the website of the famous encyclopedia.
Combining historical heritage with modern technology, the DC-3C remains an iconic aircraft in aviation history, the official said.
