Douglas DC-3
I was still outside in the hot Arizona sun when I spotted, what appeared to be a mirage, but what actually turned out to be a DC-3 sporting an Army camouflage paint job. Now this really brings back old, old memories. My father used to tell a story about watching the televised dedication of the then new Friendship International Airport — now Baltimore-Washington International Airport. This took place June 24, 1950 when I was only four years old. My Uncle Whitey was visiting at the time and we saw a plane landing (as part of the ceremony, I now presume) and I pointed to the on-screen image and told my uncle that it was a DC-3. He was flabbergasted — how could a four-year-old kid recognize a DC-3. My guess was that it was because my dad used to take me to the airport (and its predecessor) to watch planes land — and he taught me to recognize this particular model.
Size: 7360px × 4907px
Location: Mesa, AZ
Photo credit: © B. David Cathell / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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