First flight

First flight of the Nakajima L2D prototype

Name: First flight of the Nakajima L2D prototype
Start: 1939-10-01

October 1939

Nakajima's Japanese-built DC-3 prototype, powered by Pratt & Whitney SB3G radials, took to the air. It entered production in 1940 as the L2D1, using parts imported from the United States.