A landmark project, Spirit of Douglas, honouring a legendary commercial aviation pioneer is set to take to the Californian skies this week.
The Spirit of Douglas has been unveiled at one of the world’s top aircraft restoration companies, Aerometal, in the United States.
The fully restored DC-3, N8336C, has been named Spirit of Douglas in honour of Donald Douglas Snr, who is considered the father of commercial aviation.
In 1914, Mr Douglas (below) was the first person to be awarded a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering at MIT, completing the four-year course in half the time. After several years with the Glenn Martin Company where he rose to chief engineer read more ⇒
Source:: AirlineRatings.Com