DC-1 | |
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Douglas DC-1 on its handover to Transcontinental & Western Air (Predecessor of Trans World Airlines) in December 1933 | |
Role | Prototype airliner |
Manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company |
First flight | July 1, 1933 |
Introduction | December 1933 |
Status | Destroyed |
Primary user | Transcontinental & Western Air |
Number built | 1 |
Developed into | Douglas DC-2 |
The Douglas DC-1 was the first model of the famous American DC (Douglas Commercial) commercial transport aircraft series. Although only one example of the DC-1 was produced, the design was the basis for the DC-2 and DC-3, the latter being one of the most successful aircraft in the history of aviation.