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Doha International Airport (مطار الدوحة الدولي)

Doha International Airport (مطار الدوحة الدولي) is Qatar's original commercial airport near Doha, the country's main gateway from 1959 until Hamad International Airport replaced it in 2014.

Don Mueang International Airport (ท่าอากาศยานดอนเมือง)

Don Mueang International Airport (Thai: ท่าอากาศยานดอนเมือง), also known as Don Muang Airport, is one of Bangkok's two international airports, located about 25 kilometers north of the city center.

Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Doncaster Sheffield Airport, also known as Robin Hood Airport, is an airport near Finningley in South Yorkshire, England. It operated from 2005 until closing in November 2022.

Doolittle Raid

The Doolittle Raid, also known as the Tokyo Raid, was a 1942 United States air raid on Tokyo, launched by 16 B-25 bombers from the carrier USS Hornet.

Dornier 228

The Dornier 228 is a German-designed twin-engine turboprop utility aircraft with short takeoff and landing capability, seating up to 19 passengers, that first flew in 1981.

Dornier 328

The Dornier 328 is a twin-engine, high-wing regional turboprop airliner seating about 30, designed by Dornier near Munich and first flown in 1991, with 217 built.

Dornier DAR

The Dornier DAR (Drohne Anti-Radar) was a West German expendable anti-radar drone built by Dornier to destroy enemy radar installations; the project was canceled in 1994.

Dornier Do 17

The Dornier Do 17, nicknamed "The Flying Pencil", was a German twin-engine medium bomber flown by the Luftwaffe in early Second World War campaigns, including the Battle of Britain.

Dornier Do 18

The Dornier Do 18 was a German twin-engine flying boat, flown from 1935, that carried airmail across the South Atlantic and performed German maritime reconnaissance.

Dornier Do 217

The Dornier Do 217 was a twin-engined bomber and night fighter built by Dornier for the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War, with about 1,730 built.

Dornier Do 31

The Dornier Do 31 was a West German experimental VTOL jet transport built by Dornier, the only jet transport able to take off and land vertically, flying from 1967 to 1970.

Dornier Do 335

The Dornier Do 335 Pfeil was a German twin-engine heavy fighter of World War II with one engine in the nose and one at the rear.

Dornier Do J Wal

The Dornier Do J Wal was a German twin-engine all-metal flying boat designed by Claude Dornier, first flown in 1922 and used for pioneering ocean flights.

Dornier Do X

The Dornier Do X was a German twelve-engine flying boat, the world's largest passenger aircraft when it first flew in 1929, though only three were built and none succeeded commercially.

Double-deck aircraft

A double-deck aircraft is an airliner with two passenger decks; only the Boeing 747, with a partial upper deck, and the Airbus A380 entered wide service.

Douglas A-1 Skyraider

The Douglas A-1 Skyraider, also called the AD Skyraider, was a single-engine, propeller-driven attack aircraft of the United States Navy that served from 1946 into the Vietnam War.

Douglas A-20 Havoc

The Douglas A-20 Havoc, called the Boston in British service, was an American twin-engine light bomber of World War II, with 7,385 built between 1940 and 1944.

Douglas A-26 Invader

The Douglas A-26 Invader, also called the B-26 Invader, is an American twin-engine attack bomber that flew combat in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.

Douglas A-3 Skywarrior

The Douglas A-3 Skywarrior, also known as the A3D, is a jet-powered strategic bomber Douglas built for the US Navy, first flown in 1952 and retired in 1991.

Douglas A-4 Skyhawk

The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, originally designated A4D, is a single-seat, carrier-capable light attack aircraft built by Douglas, first flown in 1954 and flown heavily in Vietnam.

Douglas A2D Skyshark

The Douglas A2D Skyshark was a turboprop-powered carrier-based attack aircraft Douglas built for the US Navy as a planned successor to the AD Skyraider, canceled in 1954.

Douglas AC-47 Spooky

The Douglas AC-47 Spooky was the first operational fixed-wing gunship of the United States Air Force, a C-47 cargo plane fitted with side-firing miniguns in Vietnam.

Douglas Aircraft Company

The Douglas Aircraft Company was an American aircraft manufacturer founded in 1921, known for the DC-3 airliner and C-47 transport before merging with McDonnell in 1967.

Douglas B-18 Bolo

The Douglas B-18 Bolo, built as the DB-1, was an American twin-engine medium bomber derived from the DC-2 transport and the Air Corps' primary bomber into 1941.

Douglas B-23 Dragon

The Douglas B-23 Dragon was an American twin-engine medium bomber built by Douglas Aircraft, 38 produced in 1939 and 1940, used in training and transport roles but never in combat.

Douglas B-66 Destroyer

The Douglas B-66 Destroyer is a US Air Force twin-engine jet tactical bomber and reconnaissance aircraft adapted from the Navy's A3D Skywarrior in the 1950s.

Douglas Bader

Douglas Bader was a Royal Air Force flying ace of the Second World War who returned to combat flying despite losing both legs in a 1931 air crash.

Douglas C-124 Globemaster II

The Douglas C-124 Globemaster II was an American four-engine strategic cargo aircraft built by Douglas, the US Air Force's primary heavy-lift transport of the 1950s and early 1960s.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

The Douglas C-47 Skytrain, also known as the Dakota, is a twin-engine military transport derived from the DC-3 airliner, used by the US military from 1941.

Douglas C-54 Skymaster

The Douglas C-54 Skymaster, designated R5D by the Navy, was a four-engine American military transport that served in World War II, the Berlin Airlift, and the Korean War.