Aircraft Photo of NX21701 | Douglas DC-5 | AirHistory.net #339047
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:NX21701
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-5
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-5 (C-110/R3D)
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-5
C/n (msn):411
Location
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:California, United States
 
Photo Date:February 1939
Photo from:Juhani Sipilä Collection
Photo ID: 339047
Photo Comment

The prototype of DC-5, later with registration NC21701. This sole prototype became the personal aircraft of William Boeing, who named it Rover. It was later impressed into the US Navy and converted for military use as an R3D-3 variant in February 1942. Photo: McDonnell Douglas Corporation.

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