The Prototype That Started It All: The Story Of The Douglas DC-1

Although only one prototype was ever built, the Douglas DC-1 became the blueprint for the Douglas DC-2 and the Douglas DC-3 one of the most successful aircraft in the history of aviation. Following the crash of a TWA Fokker F-10 trimotor on March 31, 1931, after the wooden structure of one wing failed, the US Department of Commerce placed restrictions on planes with wooden wings.

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