BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT DOUGLAS DC-7
The Douglas DC-7 is a transport aircraft built from 1953 to 1958. It was the last major piston engine-powered transport made by Douglas. The prototype DC-7 first flew in May 1953, and American Airlines received their first DC-7 in November 1953. It was the first commercial transport able to fly nonstop westbound across the United States against the prevailing winds. It was also one of the first airliners capable of nonstop trans Atlantic crossings between New York and London.
The worst accident to Douglas DC-7 happened on March 4, 1962, when Caledonian Airways Flight 153 crashed shortly after takeoff from Douala International Airport, Cameroon in a swamp on the edge of a jungle, 2.4 km off the airport. The aircraft exploded in flames, and all 111 people on board were killed. It is the deadliest crash of a DC-7.
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