Some 28 variants of Douglas Aircraft’s pioneering air transport, the DC-3—including many C-47 military transport versions, a rare DC-2, and a C-41 military VIP transport—gathered last weekend at Whiteside County Airport in Rock Falls, Ill. December 2010 marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the iconic Douglas DC-3’s first flight. From July 23 through 26, the airport hosted The Last Time, likely the last major reunion of DC-3 aluminum and engines—as well as the pilots who flew them, machinists who built them, and mechanics who maintained them. Thousands of people, including aviation aficionados and area residents, flocked to the airport Saturday and Sunday to see the aircraft. Many were opened for tours. Full Story.
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