Hobby Master HL8001 Douglas DC-2 NC13784, TWA 1935 "The Lindbergh Line" 1/200
Hobby Master 1/200 Douglas DC-2 NC13784, TWA 1935 "The Lindbergh Line" HL8001
The DC-2 (Douglas Commercial 2) was developed to compete with Boeing�s 247. With the success of the DC-1, Douglas decided to build on it. The two Douglas aircraft had similar shapes but the DC-2 had more powerful engines that made it capable of longer flights at faster speeds. The DC-2 was two feet longer and could carry two more passengers. The DC- 2 was an immediate success and became the first Douglas airliner to enter service with a non-U.S. airline. Between 1934 and 1937 Douglas built 156 DC-2�s.
Douglas DC-2 NC13784 began service with TWA (Trans Western Airlines) on May 18, 1934. The airline started as TAT (Transcontinental Air Transport) that called their self �The Lindbergh Line�. After a merger with Western Air Express the name became Trans Western Airlines (TWA). In 1950 the �W� was changed to �World�. On April 22, 1942 NC13784 was sold to Northeast Airlines but on July 22, 1942 it was impressed by the U.S. military as C- 32A 42-65579. On November 3, 1944 the aircraft was sold as surplus to TACA Airlines.