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Latest revision as of 09:47, 1 September 2026

Douglas DC-3

The Douglas DC-3 is an iconic twin-engine propellor-driven aircraft which has interested many aviation enthusiasts, including Captain Zaharie Shah.


Enhthusiasts' Website

A website named The DC-3 Hangar (https://www.douglasdc3.com) has an amazing collection of images, stories and profiles of the Douglas DC-3.


Captain Zaharie Shah's Flight Simulator and a DC-3

Evidence recovered from Captain Shah's personal flight simulator showed that he had 'flown' a simulated DC-3 at Yellowknife in Canada indicating his personal interest in the DC-3 and an incident involving a Buffalo Airways DC-3C registered C-GWIR which crashed on 19 August 2013, with no casualties. See the article Buffalo Airways Douglas DC-3C Incident (2013).

A snapshot of the enthusiast's website The DC-3 Hangar captured on 2 January 2014 shows what the site would have looked like if viewed by Captain Shah before flight MH370. In this snapshot is an article Buffalo Airways and the DC-3, which seems similar to a current (2025) version https://www.douglasdc3.com/buff/buffalo.htm. Neither version describes the 2013 incident.


DC-3 Images on Wikimedia Commons

Enthusiasts have uploaded to the Wikimedia Commons website many images of, and related to, DC-3 aircraft. Four have been selected (below).

Very few DC-3 aircraft are still airworthy. Complete aircraft are mostly found in fixed outdoor displays or in aircraft museums.

Eastern Air Lines DC-3 on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC

Eastern Air Lines DC-3 on display
at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC
Source: Wikimedia Commons WMC-IMG-060 ‎

Alaska Airlines DC-3 at the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field in Seattle

Alaska Airlines DC-3 at the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field in Seattle
Source: Wikimedia Commons WMC-IMG-061 ‎


The cockpit of the DC-3 was designed in the 1930's.

Cockpit, Douglas DC-3 Dakota, formerly Royal Australian Air Force

Cockpit, Douglas DC-3 Dakota, formerly Royal Australian Air Force
Source: Wikimedia Commons WMC-IMG-062 ‎

Douglas DC-3 Cockpit

Douglas DC-3 Cockpit
Source: Wikimedia Commons WMC-IMG-063 ‎


The DC-3 on Wikipedia

The article below is embedded from Wikipedia.


Source: Douglas DC-3 Wikipedia

A twin-engine propellor driven aircraft manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company prior to World War II

Captain and Pilot in Command, MH370

A twin-engine propellor driven aircraft manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company prior to World War II

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Direct Current

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