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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.
Airworthy C-47. 42-32832 Sky King – Mid America Flight Museum in Mount Pleasant, Texas. [108] [109] C-47A/Dakota III. 42-23518 Old Number 30 – Airbase Arizona of the Commemorative Air Force in Mesa, Arizona. [110] [111] [112] 42-23668 – Yanks Air Museum in Chino, California. [113] [114] 42-92277/FL633 – WWII Airborne Demonstration Team ...
Dakota III RAF designation for the C-47A. Dakota IV RAF designation for the C-47B. Li-2 4,937 DC-3 derived military transport aircraft with defensive armament license-built in the USSR (designation started from 17 September 1942). Li-2D Paratroop transport version (1942), with reinforced floor and tie-downs, plus cargo doors (slightly smaller ...
Royal Air Force Dakota III Two USAAF C-47A Skytrains over France, 1944 British paratroops inside C-47 Dakota, 1944. List of C-47 Skytrain operators includes the country, military service, known squadrons, and related data. The Skytrain or Dakota is a military transport that was developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner. The C-47 has served with ...
^Note A Military versions of the DC-3 were known as C-47 Skytrain, C-48, C-49, C-50, C-51, C-52, C-53 Skytrooper, C-68, C-84, C-117 Super Dakota and YC-129 by the United States Army Air Forces and as the R4D by the United States Navy. In Royal Air Force (and other British Commonwealth air forces') service, these aircraft were known as Dakotas.
During World War II, many civilian DC-3s were drafted for the war effort and more than 10,000 U.S. military versions of the DC-3 were built, under the designations C-47, C-53, R4D, and Dakota. Peak production was reached in 1944, with 4,853 being delivered.
1944 Neuleiningen Douglas DC-3 shootdown; 1946 Railway Air Services Dakota crash; 1946 United States Air Force C-47 Crash at Yan'an; 1948 Los Gatos DC-3 crash; 1951 Rio do Sal Linhas Aéreas Paulistas C-47 crash; 1961 Malév Hungarian Airlines Douglas C-47 Skytrain crash; 1973 Sólheimasandur Douglas DC-3 crash; 1978 Finnish Air Force DC-3 crash
This is a List of accidents and incidents involving Douglas DC-3 A variants that have taken place in the year 1950, including aircraft based on the DC-3 airframe such as the Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Lisunov Li-2. Military accidents are included; and hijackings and incidents of terrorism are covered, although acts of war are outside the scope ...