www.Parctel.com: Unique pleasure flight operator, Air Atlantic Classic Flight, are giving the people of Yorkshire the chance of an unforgettable experience from 19th to 22nd April by offering pleasure flights from Leeds Bradford Airport in a vintage DC-3 Dakota aircraft.
Classic Flight has been operating these unique pleasure flights for some years and their fleet includes a range of vintage military and commercial aircraft including the Chipmunk, Anson and Tiger Moth.
The DC-3 Dakota aircraft has a particularly special link with Leeds Bradford Airport as they were used by BKS, the first scheduled airline to operate from ‘Yeadon Aerodrome’, back in 1955.
American Airlines were the first to use the Douglas DC-3 commercially in 1936 and then with the advent of the war, orders for the DC-3 poured in from both the military and commercial Airlines. Between 1935 and 1947 Douglas had built a total of 10,654 DC-3’s and now, 63 years later there are still almost a 1,000 in flying condition.
Today, the DC-3 is still finding its greatest use in specialised roles with some third world military forces and is commercially useful in some back country and bush areas particularly because of its operating costs, its ability to perform from rough fields and with its low maintenance.
Richard Parr from Classic Flight says, “Flying in a vintage aircraft is a truly unique experience as they all have their own distinctive characteristics. The DC-3 Dakota is an iconic aircraft representing as it does the men whose first experience of battle was to jump out of them, or on more peaceful missions dropping vitally needed supplies in far flung parts of the globe.”
“Climbing aboard up the slope of this tail dragger and then to hear the throaty reverberation of the P&W Twin wasp radials is just fantastic.”
At a cost of only £55, a flight on a vintage DC-3 Dakota is a fantastic experience for any aircraft enthusiast or a unique gift for that special occasion.
Vintage DC-3 Dakota - part of Classic Flights Fleet
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