Douglas DC-3 aircraft parked at the Glendale Airport, circa 1940s
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Breathtaking. And if you were to hear it taking off, goosebumps.
If you notice the small rectangular skylight windows above the bigger seat windows, then you can guess that this us probably a 14 passenger Douglas Sleeper Transport (D.S.T.) which came out before the 21 seat DC-3 version used for intercity services. Both planes were larger than the 14 seat DC-2 and accomodated a galley for food services, but the D.S.T. was a flying Pullman allowing overnight travel on longer routes. Very few were ever built and American’s fleet all had individual “Skyship [Blank]” names. This and the NC registration numbers on wings or tails can help identify the aircraft and place an approximate dating where the operating history can be found. This looks like perhaps second half of 1930’s.