MultimediaPodcastHappy Birthday, Aviation – And the DC-3File Size 7.9 MB / Running Time 8:40By Editorial Staff - Published: December 17, 20100PrintEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedin As a bonus, here’s a video by Russ Still from The Last Time, the largest gathering of DC-3s in recent memory held in Rock Falls, IL last July.Most of us can remember clearly what happened to us 32 years ago, and we’ve seen a lot in that time, there’s no doubt. Consider that it was 32 years to the day between the Wright brothers’ first flight at Kitty Hawk and the first flight of the DC-3 in Santa Monica. Both occured on December 17, and DC-3 owner Dan Gryder spoke with AVweb‘s Russ Niles about the impact of arguably the most important airplane in history on its 75th birthday.Duration:File Size: download here /wp-content/uploads/podcast/2010-12-17_DanGryder-DC3-WrightBrothers-Anniversaries.mp3LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in or Register to leave a commentAVweb InsiderSubmit Your Press ReleaseA California Mom May Tip The Fuel Battle Scales AVWeb Insider Russ Niles - May 13, 2024 Publicity is the enemy of compacency and activists have sights on unleaded fuel. Read moreFeatured Video MultimediaBest Of The Web: Washington Flyby Russ Niles - May 13, 2024 About 60 GA aircraft representing GA over the past 85 years flew over downtown Washington on Saturday. It took more than an hour and...