DC-3

[munzieb]

Many years ago, my wife and I vacationed in New England and decided to take a flight from Hyannis to Nantucket. PBA Airlines used to fly DC-3's to the island. The flight was under an hour and we rented bikes. We pedaled down to the beach for a few hours and then came back to the town for lunch and then flew back that afternoon. It was kind of unusual to walk up hill to our seats but the sound of those old radial engines was great. I've had the DC-3 on my scroll saw bucket list for a long time. I found a nice picture and started gobbling pixels on Paint 3D. The picture is 15 x 9 on 1/8" BBPW with a 1/4" backer. Shellac/lacquer finish. Love those old planes! Some history on PBA Airlines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincetown-Boston_Airlines

 

[Denny Knappen]

Great looking project and framing too!

[Ron Johnson]

Very nicely done Bernd. The old planes have character. 

[Scrappile]

Great old planes and some still in use...Nice job.

[meflick]

Great job to go with great memories. Thanks for sharing.

[Gordster]

Great job Bernd,must have been a big thrill for you to get to be on one.

[Rockytime]

Great picture and cutting. I remember riding them. They make dust collections silent compared to those DC3's.

[wombatie]

You did an amazing job, well done.

Marg

[Loskoppie]

Thanks I have a pattern I must do on better wood on a plain with R.C. flying (radio flying). 

Barbara

[lawson56]

Now that is an Awesome job!! 

[JimErn]

Great cutting

[Foxfold]

Great cutting, great memories. I love it

[RabidAlien]

Awesome!!!

Slap some olive-drab paint (with Normandy invasion stripes on the wings!) on one of those and shove paratroopers out the door, and its an Army Air Corps C-47.

[namunolie]

awesome  work

looking good with frame

 

[daveww1]

awesome job

[amazingkevin]

Superior cutting skills!!! Beautiful!!!

[heppnerguy]

Another great pattern of a big 'standard' in the aircraft world. I hope I get a chance to cut and add this one to your pattern that I have cut. Always awesome patterns

Dick

heppnerguy

[ike]

nice cutting. I have taken a flight in one when I was in the navy, It wasn't a luxary trip I had to set on a parshoot.

IKE

[Harry Barton]

10 hours ago, RabidAlien said:

Awesome!!!

Slap some olive-drab paint (with Normandy invasion stripes on the wings!) on one of those and shove paratroopers out the door, and its an Army Air Corps C-47.

Or RAF roundels, and it's a Dakota!  I flew in one in the 1970s when I was in the air cadets (from RAF Waddington, possibly, during the annual camp trip).  Luckily, we didn't have to jump out.

[Frank Pellow]

Thanks for the memories.  My first flight was on a TRANS CANADA AIRLINES DC3 from Kapaskasing to Toronto in 1951.

[RabidAlien]

1 hour ago, Harry Barton said:

Or RAF roundels, and it's a Dakota!  I flew in one in the 1970s when I was in the air cadets (from RAF Waddington, possibly, during the annual camp trip).  Luckily, we didn't have to jump out.

I knew the RAF used em, too, but couldn't remember what they called it.  They were also used as tugboats for glider troops (Brit, Canadian, and US, I believe?).  Hard to imagine a plane powerful enough to haul a load of troops with balls of solid brass through the skies, but the DC3 did it.

[John B]

Excellent pattern and cutting. I have a fascination with all WW1 and WW2 planes.
In the early to mid 60's I was allowed on board a Dakota at the Kalgoorlie airport. It was fitted with stretchers and used by the RFDS (Royal Flying Doctor Service)

[penquin]

outstanding cut. Well done, great air craft.

jim