American Airlines Dakota or DC3. With its sleek lines and pressurised cabin, the DC3 was the first modern airliner, It entered service around 1936 and served as a military plane in the war. Dakotas were the mainstay of many airlines in the early post war years and a few are still in service.

My line and watercolour illustration of the DC3 Dakota reflects my fascination for old airliners. Ot was copied from a photo of a DC3 flying over Manhattan. Compare this with my photo of the American Airlines 767 at Manchester Airport taken September 2003

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