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Douglas C47 Skytrain (DC3) Air France Aviation Photo 1153065

C-47 314th TCG. Douglas C-47A 42-24195 of 313th Transport Squadron, 31st Air Transport Group. Skytrain of the 440th TCG ditched 7 June 1944. 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper at aircraft door preparing to training jump. 82nd Airborne Division Glider Troops and C-47 at Manston D-Day Afternoon.


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Douglas C-47 Skytrain The Douglas DC3 C-47 is the military version of the famous DC3 transport aircraft. Shortly before the Allied invasion, the factories of the Douglas Aircraft Company produced two of them, every hour. At the end of World War II, over 10,000 C-47 had rolled from the factory.


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Douglas C47 Skytrain World War II Wiki

Douglas C-47 Skytrain Back to Aircraft Collection About Specs At HAFB FAQs Shop Media History of the C-47B Skytrain First manufactured in 1936, the C-47B was a military transport aircraft adapted from the DC-3 Commercial Airliner.


Douglas C47 Skytrain (DC3) Untitled Aviation Photo 5561501

This is a list of surviving Douglas C-47 Skytrain and variant aircraft, including the C-53 Skytrooper, C-117 and R4D . Argentina Douglas DC-3 TA-05 Airworthy 43-49533. LV-BEH, C-47B-15-DK c/n 15349/26794 - ex-Argentine Air Force TC-35, ex-United States Army Air Force 43-49533. [1] On display 41-18539. C-47-DL. CTA-15.


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VIEW SPECIFICATIONS [+] The C-47 Skytrain was a product of the Douglas Aircraft Company and achieved its first flight in prototype form on December 23rd, 1941. Earlier that same month, the United States officially committed to World War 2 after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7th).


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The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota ( RAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II. During the war the C-47 was used for troop transport, cargo, paratrooper, for towing gliders and military cargo parachute drops.


Douglas C47 Skytrain (DC3) The Smile in the Sky (Duggy Foundation) Aviation Photo 0835066

The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota is a low-wing, twin-engine, all metal, military transport aircraft developed directly from the Douglas DC-3 civilian airliner. Engineered by a Douglas Aviation team, led by chief engineer Arthur E. Raymond, its simple, reliable design revolutionized air transport making it one of the most significant.


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A C-47 could carry 28 passengers, 18-22 fully equipped paratroopers, about 6,000 lbs. of cargo or 18 stretchers and three medical personnel. After World War II, many C-47s remained in U.S. Air Force service, participating in the Berlin Airlift and other peacetime activities.


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Douglas C-47 The Douglas C-47 was used as a cargo transport to fly the notorious "Hump" over the Himalayas, as well as an assault aircraft carrying paratroops and towing gliders into combat. Primary Image: U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph, from the collection of The National World War II Museum


Douglas C47 Skytrain Photograph by Richard Kopchock

Based on the DC-3, the Douglas C-47 Skytrain became the most widely used transport of the war. This familiar and versatile military transport hauled cargoes, dropped paratroops and towed gliders. No airfield was too close to the front or too rough for the versatile Skytrain.


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The Douglas Aircraft Corporation C-47 "Skytrain" was a twin-engine, cargo and troop transport built around a cantilever low-wing configuration and tailwheel landing gear. The C-47 is a derivative of the Douglas DC-3 airliner which opened up air travel to the masses in the early 1940s and became popular with the major airlines of the day.


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DOUGLAS C-47 "SKYTRAIN". Version: Name: Nickname: Type: Brief History. The C-47 flew with the Minnesota Air National Guard with the 109th FIS until the late 1950s and the 179th FIS until the early 1970s. It was a support aircraft carrying crews and supplies to deployed exercises. The C-47, nicknamed the "Gooney Bird," first flew as.


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Description Manufacturer: Douglas Aircraft Co. Country: United States Manufactured: 1940 to: 1945 ICAO: C47 Price: Performance Weights Dimensions Avionics: Engine: 2x Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C Twin Wasp Piston Power: 1,200 horsepower Max Cruise Speed: 200 knots 370 Km/h Approach Speed (Vref): Travel range: 1,800 Nautical Miles


Douglas C47 Skytrain (DC3) France Navy Aviation Photo 5187827

The C-47 is a modified version of the Douglas DC-3 passenger airliner and was used as a corporate plane after WWII. She was then purchased by the "Wings of Flight Foundation" before arriving at Arizona CAF Museum.. C-47 Skytrain - Seating Chart. Passengers must be 5 years of age or older. Passengers under 12 years of age must be.


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C-47, U.S. military transport aircraft that served in all theatres during World War II and continued in service long afterward. It was used to haul cargo, transport troops, drop paratroops, tow gliders, and as a flying ambulance.