The DC3 was an outstanding advance in transport design. It brought the major airlines of the day, both in the US and later in Europe, out of the perennial red to profit in 1936 and 1937. Military versions of the plane served in their thousands in World War Two and the Korean War. Even now, in remote parts of the world it is still to be found carrying out the task it was designed for - that of carrying farepaying passengers and freight...