DC 3

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DC 3
Performance:
Max speed 346 km/h (187 kt), economical cruising speed 266 km/h (143 kt). Initial rate of climb 1130 ft/min.
Max range 2420 km (1307 nautical miles), range with max payload 563 km (305 nautical miles).
Weights: empty 8030 kg (17,720 lb), max takeoff 12,700 kg (28,000 lb).
Dimensions: Wing span 28.96 m (95 ft 0 in), length 19.66m (64 ft 6 in), height 5.16 m (16 ft 12 in). Wing area 91.7 m² (987 ft²).
Capacity: Flight crew of two. Seating for between 28 and 32 passengers at four abreast or 21 three abreast.
Production: 10,655 built, 2000 or so built in Russia under licence. More than 400 remained in commercial service in 1998

[Fogey]

Does that production number count the military version, I believe most of those were called C-47's?
The DC-2 also looks a lot like a DC-3 for some odd reason

The Lisunov Li-2 was one Russian version of the DC-3

I think there are a ton of ways Kate special person could ahve been involved with a DC-3 or one of its clones and still be about her age or at least ehr father's age.