Comments on: The Douglas DC-3 in China, a photogallery http://gregcrouch.com/2013/douglas-dc-3-in-china-photos website of author Gregory Crouch Tue, 29 May 2018 03:38:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.8 By: Gregory http://gregcrouch.com/2013/douglas-dc-3-in-china-photos#comment-88057 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 14:35:17 +0000 http://gregcrouch.com/?p=4363#comment-88057 In reply to Andrew Hicks.

I agree! I think most planes of the era were similar–with the exception of armored cockpits in the single seaters and self-sealing fuel tanks. Bold men.

]]> By: Andrew Hicks http://gregcrouch.com/2013/douglas-dc-3-in-china-photos#comment-88056 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 14:24:35 +0000 http://gregcrouch.com/?p=4363#comment-88056 I was inside a DC3 a few days ago and what struck me was how thin and flimsy the skin of the fuselage was. Okay the spars are pretty solid but flak would penetrate it like paper as would heat and cold. Those guys who flew them were amazing.

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