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Douglas DC-3-229 Dakota

DC3-1995Unknown

RegistrationDED-21

RHOperatorRhoades Aviation

6operators

0incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

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Douglas DC-3-229 Dakota. Has operated for SMB Stage Lines, Mohawk Airlines and Rhoades Aviation.

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Technical data

Country of registrationAlemania

MSN1995

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Douglas DC-3

Figures for the DC-3 variant, the most representative of the family

Length19.7 m65 ft

Wingspan29.0 m95 ft

Height5.2 m17 ft

Range2,540 km1,371 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed339 km/h183 ktMach 0.32

Service ceiling7,100 m23,294 ft

Maximum take-off weight11,431 kg25,201 lb

Maximum payload3,781 kg8,336 lbIts 21 passengers with baggage would weigh about 2.1 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity21 passengersUp to 32 in a high-density layout

Endurance7 h 30 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 2,540 km range, from Columbus it could fly non-stop as far as:

CUNCancún2,142 km HAVHavana1,892 km MIAMiami1,598 km DFWDallas-Fort Worth1,489 km JFKNew York776 km

Beyond its rangeMEXMexico City2,759 km

The type first flew in 1935 (91 years ago) · About 607 units built · Production ended in 1942

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

current operatorRhoades Aviation airline base

Base

CMHColumbus

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Oct 1, 1937

Delivered to Pan American World Airways

Delivered to Pan American World Airways as NC18119.

Aug 1, 1952

Transferred to Robinson Airlines

Transferred to Robinson Airlines.

Operators

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SMB Stage Lines

Registration N143JR

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Mohawk Airlines

Registration N403D

1937-10-01

Pan American World Airways

Registration NC18119

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Panagra Airways

Registration NC18119

1952-08-01

Robinson Airlines

Registration N18119

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Rhoades Aviation

Registration N143JR

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Douglas DC-3-229 Dakota · D-21 · Rhoades Aviation}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC3-1995},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DC3-1995}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-20},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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