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Commercial aviation took off in the 1920s with the production of the first economically viable airliners.

Competition between Boeing and Douglas drove development, and Douglas pushed the boundaries of air travel with the long-range DC-3, one of the best-selling aircraft of all time.

US Airways Flight 1549 “Miracle on the Hudson”

Piedmont DC-3

Eastern Airlines DC-7B

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