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Malayan Airways Douglas DC-3
This is a Douglas DC-3 9M- ALO, in the Malayan Airways livery, the picture was taken by Mel Lawrence. The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing, propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Because of its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II, it is generally regarded as one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made.
After the war, thousands of surplus C-47s were converted to civilian service and became the standard equipment of almost all the world's airlines, remaining in front-line service for many years. The ready availability of ex-military examples of this cheap, easily-maintained aircraft (it was both large and fast by the standards of the day) jump-started the worldwide, post-war air transport industry. This above information adapted from wikipedia.com.
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