DC-2 and DC-3 Trans World Airlines



experimental twa test aircraft


the dominant manufacturer of day bill boeing, contract united air lines did not allow him sell 247 competing lines. frye , other members of twa approached several other manufacturers, including donald douglas, specifications larger plane. on september 20, 1932, contract signed douglas , dc-1 delivered twa in december 1933, sole example of type. followed delivery of 32 douglas dc-2s started operations in may 1934. phased out 1937 dc-3 started service, several dc-2s operational through years of world war ii. throughout 1934, tomlinson , richter tested dc-1, , tomlinson s extensive testing in 1934 , 1935 led higher-altitude over-weather flying , cabin pressurization.


on february 18, 1934 top-scoring american world war ace eddie rickenbacker , twa team including frye, tommy tomlinson, larry fritz, paul e. richter, si morehouse, harlan hull, john collings, , andy andrews flew dc-1 burbank, california, newark, new jersey, in record-breaking 13 hours , 4 minutes.








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