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Douglas DC-3

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Douglas DC-3

Summary

Douglas DC-3 is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of aircraft_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,312 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Douglas DC-3's instance of is recorded as aircraft family[3].
  • Douglas DC-3 is operated by American Airlines[4].
  • Douglas DC-3 is operated by Bavaria Fluggesellschaft[5].
  • Douglas DC-3 is operated by Lufthansa[6].
  • Douglas DC-3 is operated by Air France[7].
  • Douglas DC-3 is operated by British European Airways[8].
  • Douglas DC-3 is operated by Scandinavian Airlines[9].
  • Douglas DC-3 is operated by Olympic Airways[10].
  • Douglas DC-3 is operated by Royal Air Force Transport Command[11].
  • Douglas DC-3 is operated by Aigle Azur (1946)[12].
  • Douglas DC-3 is operated by SATA Air Açores[13].
  • Douglas DC-3 is operated by Air Inuit[14].
  • Douglas DC-3 is operated by Ethiopian Airlines[15].
  • Douglas DC-3 is operated by Air New Zealand[16].
  • Douglas DC-3 is operated by Eastern Provincial Airways[17].
  • Douglas DC-3 is operated by Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE)[18].
  • Douglas DC-3 is operated by Ozark Air Lines[19].
  • Douglas DC-3 is operated by Piedmont Airlines[20].
  • Douglas DC-3 is operated by Provincetown-Boston Airlines[21].
  • Douglas DC-3 is operated by Southern Airways[22].
  • Douglas DC-3's based on is recorded as Douglas DC-2[23].
  • Douglas DC-3 followed Douglas DC-2[24].
  • Douglas DC-3's manufacturer is recorded as Douglas[25].
  • Douglas DC-3 is a type of airliner with 2 piston-propeller engines[26].
  • Douglas DC-3's Commons category is recorded as Douglas DC-3[27].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Lengths include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+19.63'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q218593', 'amount': '+773.5'}[29]. Douglas DC-3's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q211256', 'amount': '+231'}[30].

Designation and Status

Douglas DC-3's instance of is recorded as aircraft family[3].

Why It Matters

Douglas DC-3 ranks in the top 4% of aircraft_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,312 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 91 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Aer Lingus Air Links Air New Zealand All Nippon Airways American Airlines Bradley Air Services Cathay Pacific Czech Airlines Douglas Finnair Hawaiian Airlines Iraqi Airways Lufthansa Middle East Airlines - Air Liban North Coast Air Services Pan Am Polaris Air Transport Scandinavian Airlines Societa Italiane Servizi Aerei – SISA Surrey Flying Services Transadriatica Turkish Airlines United Airlines United States William Dempster (airline)

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . The Complete Encyclopedia of Flight 1848-1939, Chartwell Edition. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . The Complete Encyclopedia of Flight 1848-1939, Chartwell Edition. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → Douglas DC-2
    Country of origin → —
    Speed → {'unit': 'Q211256', 'amount': '+231'}
    Instance of → aircraft family
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007560197105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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