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Douglas C-47 Skytrain - Wikipedia

The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota (RAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans

Perhaps no aircraft of World War II has been as durable or long-lived as the C-47 Skytrain. Utilizing Douglas Aircraft Company's DC-3 ...

Douglas C-47D Skytrain - National Museum of the USAF

Affectionately nicknamed the "Gooney Bird," this aircraft was adapted from the Douglas DC-3 commercial airliner. The U.S. Army Air Corps ordered its first C-47s ...

Douglas C-47D Skytrain - Combat Air Museum

The C-47 was a military derivative of the world famous Douglas DC-3 commercial airliner. The first contract for fully militarized C-47s was let September 16, ...

Douglas C-47B “Skytrain” - American Airpower Museum

The Douglas C-47 “Skytrain” or “Dakota” is a military transport aircraft developed from the famed Douglas DC-3 Airliner.

Douglas C-47/DC-3 'Skytrain' | Planes of Fame Air Museum

Douglas C-47/DC-3 'Skytrain' - History, Distinction, Specifications. Back to All Aircraft Collection. Become a Member.

C-47 Skytrain - Palm Springs Air Museum

The Douglas built C-47 Skytrain (aka Dakota, aka “Gooney Bird”) was a superlative military aircraft and saw widespread use by every Allied service in every ...

C-47A Skytrain - Air Mobility Command Museum

Few aircraft are as well known or were so widely used for so long as the C-47 Skytrain. Nicknamed “Gooney Bird,” the aircraft was adapted from the DC-3 ...

Douglas DC-3 Aircraft | D-Day Squadron

The Douglas DC-3/C-47 Skytrain ... The Douglas DC-3, which made air travel popular, is universally recognized as the greatest airplane of its time. World War ...

Douglas C-47/DC-3 “Cheeky Charlie” - Pacific Aviation Museum

The main USAAF variant was the C-47 Skytrain, which the British Commonwealth called the Dakota. Over 16,000 civilian and military versions of the DC-3 were ...

C-47 Skytrain - Air Zoo

When America entered World War II, the Army Air Forces took the already successful Douglas DC-3, developed in the 1930s, and modified it into the C-47 Skytrain.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain | Hill Aerospace Museum

... aircraft for display in 1984. Is a C-47 the same as a DC-3? The C-47, also known as “Gooney Bird,” is the military variant of the Douglas DC-3, widely ...

Douglas DC-3 - Wikipedia

For the more common military variant, see Douglas C-47 Skytrain. The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner manufactured by Douglas Aircraft Company ...

| C-47 Skytrain - Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum

The C-47 is a modified version of the Douglas DC-3 passenger airliner and was used as a corporate plane after WWII.

Fly the Legendary Douglas DC-3 aka C-47 Skytrain

DC-3 SIC Training ... Fly a DC-3 with an FAA-certified flight instructor. Choose a one hour or two-hour orientation flight and you will get to experience takeoffs ...

C-47 Design and Operational History - That's All, Brother

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Douglas C-47 Skytrain ... The C-47 differed from the civilian DC-3 in numerous modifications ...

Skytrain C-47 / DC-3 | Aircraft | - Fiddlersgreen.net

Douglas C-47 SkyTrain (Gooney Bird) DC-3. Douglas C-47 Skytrain. Chauncy's C-47 Douglas Skytrain Few aircraft were as well known or were so widely used for so ...

EXCLUSIVE: Tour through a Douglas C-47 Skytrain! - YouTube

The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner.

TINKER HISTORY: Douglas C-47 Skytrain

... tailwheel landing gear. The C-47 is a derivative of the Douglas DC-3 airliner which opened up air travel to,

Douglas C-47 “Skytrain” - Minnesota Air National Guard Museum

The C-47 is a military transport aircraft first developed as the DC-3 commercial airliner. It was used extensively during WWII and remained in front-line ...