Between 1926 and 1933 only 199 Trimotors were built in Ford's own factory. Corrugated metal on great thick monoplane wings was a German development, used in Junker JU-52 planes that were flying the Berlin-Rome-London route....
The DC3 has earned the epithet "Workhorse of the Skies". Thousands were produced from the end of WWII into the 1950s by the Douglas Aircraft works. Military, civilian, government, private, you name it. Utterly reliable....
During the Great War, from 1914-18, a new kind of art flourished. Hand crafted creations from gifted soldiers and army personnel became known as trench art....
The legendary Spitfire fighter was introduced in 1936 as a short-range, high-performance and single-seat aircraft. Beloved by pilots it still has a an iconic status....