Douglas C-47 Skytrain

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
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
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

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  U.S. Navy C-117Ds at RAF Mildenhall in 1967

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  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

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  C-47s unloading at Tempelhof Airport during the Berlin Airlift

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  C-47 in RCAF livery, still flying today. Operated by the RAF in England during WWII. FZ692 participated in two major airborne operations, Normandy and the Rhine Crossing.

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  Paratroop C-47, 12th Air Force Troop Carrier Wing, invasion of southern France, August 15, 1944

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  Interior view of Douglas C-47, Hendon Aerodrome, England

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  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

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  Douglas C-47 lineup at Willow Run, Michigan Airshow, August 2017

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  C-47B Skytrain 43-49942