Postage Stamp 1 144 TWA DC 3 oversize the Indianapolis served as the Shorty Battery the Indianapolis served as the flagship for 5th Fleet under command of Vice Admiral Raymond Spruance and supported many of the major actions in the Pacific After some modifications it became a common instrument among travelling musicians in England and went through its renaissance period in the later 17th 18th centuries as more of the noble class musical instrument for the amusement of the rich This diecast metal airplane model comes in 1:144 scale with plastic stand and is approximately 5 1 2 inches long with 7 3 4 inch wingspan The Douglas a DC 3 is a fixed wing propeller driven aircraft widely used by the airline industry and the military during World War II