The Grand Canyon mid-air collision occurred in the western United States on June 30, 1956, when a United Airlines Douglas DC-7 struck a Trans World Airlines Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation over Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.

The Douglas DC-2 is a retired 14-passenger, twin-engined airliner that was produced by the American company Douglas Aircraft Company starting in 1934. It competed with the Boeing 247. In 1935, Douglas produced a larger version called the DC-3, which became one of the most successful aircraft in history.

The DC-2 was developed when TWA and Douglas decided to increase the fuselage length of the DC-1 by two feet, which added one additional row of seats and increased the passenger capacity to 14. The first DC-2 took to the air on May 11, 1934. Commercial and military versions of the DC-2 quickly became popular and filled the skies around the world.

A Transcontinental and Western Air (TWA) DC-2 crashed near Atlanta, MO, killing five of the eight persons aboard. Senator Bronson M. Cutting (R-N.Mex.) was among the fatalities.

dc 2 a giant step in aviation "TWA received the first of their DC-2s on May 14, 1934, with the delivery of ship #301. It made its first airline flight on May 18, when it flew the Columbus - Newark - Pittsburgh route.

The Douglas DC-2, which was a direct development of the sole DC-1 (X223Y), flew for the first time on 11 May 1934 powered by two Wright SGR-1820 engines of 537 kw (720 hp). Production of this model continued until 1936 when it was replaced on the production line by the well-known Douglas DC-3/C-47 series.

Only one was built, soon followed by the even better DC-2 with more powerful engines, longer fuselage with place for 14 passengers. TWA was launch customer and ordered 20. The DC-2 flew on the important Los Angeles -New York route, flying the distance in 18 hours.

The Douglas DC-2 was a twin-engine airliner developed and produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company. Introduced in 1934, it is a fourteen-seater aircraft that competed with the Boeing 247 airliner.

The Douglas DC-2 was a 14 seat, twin-propeller airliner produced by the Douglas Aircraft Corporation starting in 1934. It competed with the Boeing 247. In 1935 Douglas produced a larger version called the DC-3, which became one of the most successful airplanes in history.

The DC-2 was developed to compete with the Boeing 247.