Built by the Douglas Aircraft Company between 1953 and 1958, the DC-7 was a derivative of the DC-6, made to fly ...

Often highly regarded worldwide as the most remarkable aircraft of its generation, the Douglas DC-3 was said to have made the formative concept of air travel vastly popular after its introduction ...

A midair collision at the Grand Canyon killed over 100. The disaster partially led to the start of the FAA and changed air ...

the airplane's main claim to fame — its speed — evaporated. The line shut down in 1958. "The DC-7 is the Zenith of piston-powered commercial air travel," co-pilot Scot Douglas said.