This Day in Aviation History
May 18th, 1953
First flight of the Douglas DC-7.
 
The Douglas DC-7 is a transport aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1953 to 1958. It was the last major piston engine-powered transport made by Douglas, being developed shortly after the earliest jet airliner – the de Havilland Comet – entered service and only a few years before the jet-powered Douglas DC-8 first flew.
 
Source
Wikipedia, Douglas DC-7: http://gstv.us/1KZBSDm
 
YouTube, Flying on board Historical Flight Foundation’s Eastern Douglas DC-7B (N836D): http://gstv.us/1KZBVPo
 
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