While Propliners are a dying breed, there is still a lot of news to report from the United States and around the world. I've been photographing these aircraft since the late 1960 s and writing about them since 1992. I've written 150+ articles for magazines such as Propliner, Air Classics, Warbirds International Airliners, Aeroplane Monthly and the AAHS Journal. I'm currently the Propliner Editor for Air Classics and Warbirds International Airport. This website is meant to complement my Constellation Survivors website and thus will not include any Constellation news. My goal for the website is to provide Propliner news in a timely manner and create a repository for this news. I hope you enjoy the website and find it useful.
The 2026 edition of the Propliner Annual will be published on April 20, 2026. As its title implies, Propliner Magazine is totally dedicated to Propliner aircraft and is a must-have for any aviation enthusiast and especially Propliner enthusiasts. Orders for this bumper 176-page publication can be placed at www.propliner.co.uk
PROPLINER NEWS
Mystery DC-3 & Be18 Fuselages Remain a Mystery - April 18, 2026 Update
PHOTOS - British Columbia Aviation Museum - April 17, 2026
Australian DC-2 - April 17, 2026
Wrigley Family DC-3 Restoration - April 4, 2026
Museum C-123K Being Sold as Scrap - March 23, 2026
CV240 on Display in Japan - March 16, 2026
Happy Birthday to Rob Everts and C-46 "Maid in Japan" Returns to Service - March 14, 2026
Museum Plans on Restoring PV-2 Harpoon - March 14, 2026
Another Couple of Sad Looking DC-7C's - March 14, 2026
Spanish DC-7C Faces an Uncertain Future - March 12, 2026
DC-3-65TP Fuselage For Sale - February 22, 2026
PHOTOS - BT-67 Air Tanker - February 21, 2026
Spirit of Douglas World Cruiser Tour Update - February 19, 2026
PHOTOS - Aviation Warehouse Revisited - February 18, 2026
Sad News From Homestead - February 15, 2026
VIDEO - Last Flight of CV580 C-GKFG - February 14, 2026
And Then There Was One - February 12, 2026 - Updated February 14, 2026
PHOTOS - Carnage at Chandler Memorial Airport - February 10, 2026
French Propliner Relics - January 27, 2026
Convair Update - January 26, 2026
ARTICLE - DC-3 ZS-CAI...Now N353MM & Back in The Air Again!! - January 24, 2026
DC-3/C-47 Restoration Set to Begin - January 23, 2026
CV580 Soldiers On - January 19, 2026
Mystery DHC-4 Caribou - January 18, 2026 - Updated January 21, 2026
PHOTOS - KF Aerospace Center for Excellence Museum - January 18, 2026
DC-4 Forward Fuselage Offered For Sale - January 11, 2026
Mystery DC-3/BT-67 & Be18 Fuselages - January 9, 2026 - Updated January 11, 2026
Damaged DC-3 Returns to Home Base After Repairs - January 10, 2026
Uruguayan Viscount - December 12, 2025
PHOTOS - Oldest DC-6 "Survivor" - December 11, 2025
PHOTOS - DC-7B N836D - December 10, 2025
Museum Acquires Houma DC-4 - December 9, 2025
PHOTOS - Zuehl Airport - December 3, 2025, 2025
BT-67 Suffers Severe Damage During Runway Excursion - December 3, 2025
Spirit of Douglas World Cruiser Tour - November 30, 2025
VIDEOS - Jeff Whitesell's M404 Project - November 29, 2025
PV-2 Survivors - November 27, 2025
Greybull Aircraft Auction Update - Part 2 - November 25, 2025
Greybull Aircraft Auction Update - Part 1 - November 24, 2025
PHOTOS - Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) Museum - November 15, 2025
Basler Turbo Conversions Update - November 14, 2025
PHOTOS - 2002 Kelowna Convairs - November 5, 2025
Desert Air Alaska DC-3 Fleet Update - November 4, 2025
DC-3 Needs a Home - November 4, 2025
DC-3 Cockpit Update - November 3, 2025
NEWS BY CATEGORY
DC-2 - DC-3 - C-47 - Turbo DC-3 News
PROPLINER PHOTOS & VIDEOS
I receive many interesting Propliner photos and videos from viewers and I've created this page to collect and share them with others. If you have some you'd like to share, please email them to me and I will post them.
Photo & Video Submissions -- Updated 17 April 2026
LINKS
Links to some of my favorite classic aviation websites -- Updated 13 September 2024
ARTICLES
DC-3 ZS-CAI...Now N353MM & Back in The Air Again!! - January 2026 - by Marty Balk
VINTAGE AVIATION NEWS ARTICLE - The Douglas DC-3 Cargo Workhorses Of DesertAir Alaska - December 2024 - by Stephen Chapis
Propliner Haven - Rand Airport/South Arican Airways Museum - May 2024
Erickson Aero Tanker DC-7B N838D/Tanker 60 - 2021 - by Dylan Phelps
Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation C-97 Acquisition - December 2021
Recollections of a Firebomber Pilot - June 2022 - by Jim Buckwalter
A Queen Returns to the Skies - DC-7B N836D - July-August 2010
DC-7B N836D Restoration - Opa-locka Airport Report - September 2009
DC-7B N836D Restoration - Opa-locka Airport Report - November 2008
DC-7B N836D Restoration - Opa-locka Airport Report - January 2008
A Typical Day in the Life of a Southern Airways Martin 404 - October 2020 - by Raymond Brown
William Levacher - From ENA to Buffalo Airways - by Pierre Gilliard
Basler Turbo Conversions - Where DC-3s are Reborn - August 2020
Buffalo Airways Curtiss C-46 Commando - August 2020 - by Pierre Gilliard for the Quebec Aerospace Museum
Windswept and Lonely - January 2014 - by Del Mitchell
Breitling DC-3 Sightseeing Trip - August 2011 - by Rainer Spoddig
Swissair DC-4 Flying Adventure - July 1997 - by Rainer Spoddig
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