The Warbird

Airplane rides are still a thing for aviation enthusiasts and flying with the war-bird is the most exciting thing, because although they really love airplanes and ride with it many times, war-bird- unlike with passenger aircraft fleet it may not get to fly as often as they’d like. So, you need to experience and be part of the history if there´s a chance even you are not an aviation enthusiasts. Why not book a flight and ride on a rare war-bird like DC-3!

The DC-3 is one of the most important airliner in history. It quickly established its reputation with many operators, including the military.

Douglas DC-3 today

Perhaps unique among prewar aircraft, the DC-3 continues to fly daily in active commercial and military service as of April 2017, more than eighty years after the type’s first flight in 1935. There are still small operators with DC-3s in revenue service and as cargo aircraft. Current uses of the DC-3 include aerial spraying, freight transport, passenger service, military transport, missionary flying, skydiver shuttling and sightseeing.

The common saying among aviation enthusiasts and pilots is “the only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3.” The aircraft’s legendary ruggedness is enshrined in the lighthearted description of the DC-3 as “a collection of parts flying in loose formation”. Its ability to use grass or dirt runways makes it popular in developing countries or remote areas, where runways are not always paved.

According to Ilmailumuseo

OH-LCH – the Longest-Operating DC-3 Airliner in Finland

The DC-3 (originally C-53) airliner performing in the Kaivopuisto Air Show was manufactured in Santa Monica. It came out of the factory on Christmas Eve 1942, was flown to the European Theatre, and ended up in the U.S. Army Depot. The State of Finland purchased the aircraft, and it was handed over in June 1948. The aircraft was registered in Finland as OH-LCH, and handed over to Aero Ltd.

In 1986, Airveteran Ltd, founded by private owners purchased two former Air Force DC-3’s, the DO-11 and DO-8 (former OH-LCD “Gull”). The DO-11 was restored in airworthy condition and re-registered in 12.5.1987 with its old registration OH-LCH. The aircraft, nicknamed “Hotel”, is still owned by Airveteran Ltd and operated by the DC-Association. The aircraft spends its winters in Vaasa and operates member flights of the Association during the summers from the Helsinki-Malmi Airport.