On this day in aviation history, February 20, 1939, the Douglas DC-5 made its first flight. Less remembered than its cousins, the DC-5 was poised to make advancing strides in the field of civil ...
The DC-8 was Douglas's first jet-powered airliner. It was built in part as a response to the Boeing 707, and while it was never as popular as its Boeing counterpart, the two aircraft were responsible ...