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[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
- C-117D Super Dakotas US Navy 1967.jpg
U.S. Navy C-117Ds at RAF Mildenhall in 1967
- US Army Pathfinders June 1944.jpg
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 at Tempelhof Airport Berlin 1948.jpg
C-47s unloading at Tempelhof Airport during the Berlin Airlift, 1948
- R4D-5L Que Sera Sera landing at South Pole 1956.jpg
A U.S. Navy R4D-5L was the first aircraft to land at the South Pole, 31 October 1956 for Operation Deep Freeze II
- C-47 in RCAF in livery. Operated by the RAF in England during WWII ..jpg
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.
- Two USAAF C-47A Skytrains.jpg
Paratroop C-47, 12th Air Force Troop Carrier Wing, invasion of southern France, 15 August 1944
- 6th Special Operations Squadron and aircraft.jpg
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
- C-47B Skytrain -serial 43-49942 Bluebonnet Belle-26Oct2008.jpg
C-47B Skytrain 43-49942
References
- ↑ C-47 Skytrain Military Transport Historical Snapshot Boeing. Retrieved: 29 June 2017.
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