Aircraft Photo of NR223Y | Douglas DC-1-109 | TWA - Transcontinental and Western Air | AirHistory.net #12914
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:NR223Y
Fleet number:300
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-1
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-1
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-1-109
C/n (msn):1137
Operator Titles:TWA - Transcontinental and Western Air
Location
City / Airport:Santa Monica - MunicipalMap
Region / Country:California, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KSMO   IATA: SMO   Local: SMO   Other: -
 
Photo Date:1933
Photo from:RAScholefield Collection
Photo ID: 12914
Photo Comment

The sole Douglas DC-1 during tests after its first flight from Clover Field, Santa Monica on 1 July 1933. This head-on shot shows the slender slab-sided fuselage and the squarer-tipped wings of this prototype aircraft. See other image for further information. Obtained from Douglas over 50 years ago.

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