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Douglas C-39

DC2-2075Written off

RegistrationMXXA-DOT

COOperatorCompañía Mexicana de Aviación

2operators

0incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

0photos

Douglas C-39. Operated for United States Army Air Forces and Compañía Mexicana de Aviación.

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Technical data

Country of registrationMéxico

MSN2075

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Douglas DC-2

Figures for the DC-2 variant, the most representative of the family

Length18.9 m62 ft

Wingspan25.9 m85 ft

Height5.0 m16 ft

Range1,600 km864 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed310 km/h167 ktMach 0.29

Service ceiling6,840 m22,441 ft

Maximum take-off weight8,419 kg18,561 lb

Maximum payload2,791 kg6,153 lbIts 14 passengers with baggage would weigh about 1.4 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity14 passengers

Endurance5 h 10 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1934 (92 years ago) · About 192 units built · Production ended in 1939

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Jul 12, 1939

Delivered to United States Army Air Forces

Delivered to United States Army Air Forces as 38-518.

Oct 1, 1944

Transferred to Compañía Mexicana de Aviación

Transferred to Compañía Mexicana de Aviación.

Operators

1939-07-12

United States Army Air Forces

Registration 38-518

1944-10-01

Compañía Mexicana de Aviación

Registration XA-DOT

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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APA

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“Douglas C-39 · XA-DOT · Compañía Mexicana de Aviación.” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 10 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC2-2075. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Douglas C-39 · XA-DOT · Compañía Mexicana de Aviación.” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 10, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC2-2075.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Douglas C-39 · XA-DOT · Compañía Mexicana de Aviación. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC2-2075 (Accessed: 17 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Douglas C-39 · XA-DOT · Compañía Mexicana de Aviación}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC2-2075},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC2-2075}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
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Wikipedia

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