A Douglas DC-3 aircraft taxis from the runway to the hangar after landing at the airport of Villavicencio, Colombia.
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5316 x 3544 px | 45 x 30 cm | 17.7 x 11.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
7 December 2016Location:
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A Douglas DC-3 aircraft taxis from the runway to the hangar after landing at the airport of Villavicencio, Colombia, 7 December 2016. Although most of the airplanes of the DC-3 series were built in 1940s, today, almost 80 years after, some of them still continue to fly in a daily service, traversing the endless savannas and jungles in the in southeastern Colombia. Transporting people, groceries, livestock, or even small vehicles, a legendary American airplane is sometimes the only connection between remote jungle villages and the rest of the world. The DC-3 pilots praise the airplane for its simplicity, reliability and for a rugged construction that allows it to land/take off on short unpaved airstrips in the jungle. However, due to the raising aviation standards in Colombia, every year there are less DC-3 airliners in active service.