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Come Visit this Very Special Exhibit Only a handful of movable items--cable cars of San Francisco, a few streetcars in New Orleans and this immaculate DC-3--reside on the nation's National Register of Historic Places, This historic aircraft is now in The Texas Air and Space Museum in Amarillo, Texas. The world knew models of this aircraft by many names--Dakota, Gooney Bird, Skytrain--but the soul of this historic and famous aircraft is a Douglas DC-3.
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Arrival Information
DC-3 number N34 arrived At 11:30 AM, February 13, 2014. N34 made a low level flyby and then landed at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport where it taxied to the English Field Aviation hangar 10001 American Drive Amarillo, Texas
Come and see. N34 is now on display and available to tour.
Need directions to the English Field Aviation hangar? Click 'Visit" above.
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Photo courtesy FAA |
January 30, 2014
Aircraft listed on the nation's National Register of Historic Places finds new home in Amarillo, Texas
The Texas Air & Space
Museum in Amarillo, Texas is the new home for one of the
world's most important aviation legends. Beginning February
15,,
2014, N34--one of more
that 10,000 Douglas DC-3/C-47 variants built around the
world--is now available for the world to see in Amarillo,
Texas.
Please click more info below left to learn more about this historic aircraft. Click the other tabs at the top of this web page to see how the Texas Air & Space Museum is helping to inspire with science and technology the young and once-young of the area, state and the nation. And, please, click Donate below to help Texas Air & Space Museum build the DC-3 a home. (In addition to providing a temporary home for this national treasure, the Texas Air & Space Museum is committed to providing a suitable permanent home. We need your help. Please consider your generous donation to help us build the DC-3 a home that will excite and inspire museum visitors from the area, state, nation and world.) Texas Air & Space Museum... ...sharing the wonder of the heavens and the inventions that take us there.
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 Photo courtesy Bryan Hoggatt |
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For more information about this historic aircraft click more info. (This will open a new browser window and take you to the US National Park Service website. Close that window to return here.) |
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Help build the DC-3 a home that not only honors this historic aircraft but also creates memorable experiences for visitors from the area, state, nation and world. |
For many years after retiring this aircraft from service, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) displayed this historic aircraft at aviation events around the nation. This stately monument of aviation history is available for viewing at the Texas Air & Space Museum in Amarillo, Texas.
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Texas Air & Space Museum gratefully acknowledges the support of English Field Aviation and Tac Air. |
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Sharing the wonder of the heavens and the inventions that take us there.Special! Special! Texas Air & Space Museum acquires property and begins land use study. Click "News" and read more. |
