Arthur Raymond, DC-3 designer, dies at 99

Arthur Raymond, 99, an aircraft engineer for Douglas Aircraft Co. whose achievements included designing the DC-3 in the mid-1930s, died March 29 in Santa Monica, Calif. At Douglas, Raymond also contributed to the design of the DC-1, DC-2, DC-4, DC-6, DC-7 and DC-8. He later was a consultant to NASA.

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