Douglas C-47 Skytrain
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The C-47 Skytrain was an American cargo aircraft that could carry up to 3.5 tons. It was the military version of the DC-3. The C-47 was most notably used during World War II by the Allied to move troops, supplies and the wounded.
C-47 Skytrain C-53 Skytrooper Dakota | |
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A C-47 over Duxford D-Day Show 2014 | |
Role | Military transport aircraft |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company |
Designer | Douglas Aircraft |
First flight | 23 December 1941[1] |
Status | In service in Colombia, Greece, El Salvador and South Africa |
Primary users | United States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force United States Navy Royal Canadian Air Force See operators |
Number built | 10,174 |
Developed from | Douglas DC-3 |
Variants | Douglas XCG-17 Douglas AC-47 Spooky |
During the Berlin Airlift in the Cold War C-47 planes carried food and other supplies to West Berlin, as all other methods of transport were blocked.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Media
U.S. Navy C-117Ds at RAF Mildenhall in 1967
U.S. Army Pathfinders and USAAF flight crew prior to D-Day, June 1944, in front of a C-47 Skytrain at RAF North Witham
C-47s unloading at Tempelhof Airport during the Berlin Airlift
Aircraft of the 6th Special Operations Squadron including a turboprop C-47 (Basler BT-67) in use by the U.S. Air Force, c. 2005
References
- ↑ C-47 Skytrain Military Transport Historical Snapshot Boeing. Retrieved: 29 June 2017.