| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | NC25649 |
| Fleet number: | 501 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DST-318 |
| C/n (msn): | 2224 |
| Operator Titles: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Washington - Ronald Reagan NationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDCA IATA: DCA Local: DCA Other: - |
| Photo Date: | July 1941 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 293071 |
| Photo Comment |
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The upper windows of this 1940 DST are just visible. Commandeered by the USAAF as C-49F, 42-56613, on 8 June 1942. To Delta Air Lines in 1944 as NC28345. Crashed in a thunderstorm in Texas on 17 May 1953. 19 of 20 people on board were killed. Photo by: Jack Delano / Library of Congress This photo was added on 26 October 2020, and has since been viewed 548 times. |