Hobby Master Archive

DC-2

The DC-2 (Douglas Commercial 2) was developed to compete with Boeing’s 247. With the success of the DC-1, Douglas decided to build on it. The two Douglas aircraft had similar shapes but the DC-2 had more powerful engines that made it capable of longer flights at faster speeds. The DC-2 was two feet longer and could carry two more passengers. The DC- 2 was an immediate success and became the first Douglas airliner to enter service with a non-U.S. airline. Between 1934 and 1937 Douglas built 156 DC-2’s.

Douglas DC-2 NC13784, TWA 1935 "The Lindbergh Line"

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Douglas DC-2 VH-USY Holyman's Airways, 1930s "Bungana"

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Douglas DC-2 "PH-AJU" KLM Royal Dutch Airline "Uiver"

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Douglas DC-2-115B "EC-AAY" L.A.P.E., Spanish Republican Government, May 1935

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Douglas DC-2 115B "HB-ITI" Swiss Air Lines, Dec 1934

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Douglas DC-2-118A NC14268 Pan American Grace Airways, Sept 1934 "Santa Ana"

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Douglas DC-2 "NC14274" American Airlines, Nov 1934

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