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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.
That's All, Brother [a] is a Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft (the military version of the civilian DC-3) that led the formation of 800 others from which approximately 13,000 U.S. paratroopers jumped on D-Day, June 6, 1944, the beginning of the liberation of France in the last two years of World War II.
The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's C-47 in June 2023. 12913 – CC-129 airworthy with Buffalo Airways in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. [25] 12932 – CC-129 airworthy with Buffalo Airways in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. [25] 12945 – Dakota III airworthy at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton, Ontario. [26]
Douglas continued to develop new aircraft, including the successful four-engined Douglas DC-6 (1946) and its last propeller-driven commercial aircraft, the Douglas DC-7 (1953). The company had moved into jet propulsion, producing its first for the U.S. Navy — the straight-winged F3D Skyknight in 1948 and then the more "jet age" style F4D ...
Yoshi's Island DS, known in Japan as Yoshi Island DS, [a] is a 2006 platform game developed by Artoon and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It was released in North America and Australia in November 2006, in Europe in December 2006, and in Japan in March 2007. [1] It is a sequel to the 1995 SNES game, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
Yoshi's New Island [a] is a 2014 platform video game developed by Arzest and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS.First released in Europe and North America in March 2014 as the third installment in the Yoshi's Island series, Yoshi's New Island is a direct continuation of the events of the ending of the 1995 Super Nintendo Entertainment System game Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island ...
The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner manufactured by Douglas Aircraft Company, which had a lasting effect on the airline industry in the 1930s to 1940s and World War II. It was developed as a larger, improved 14-bed sleeper version of the Douglas DC-2 .
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island [a] is a 1995 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). The player controls Yoshi, a friendly dinosaur, on a quest to reunite baby Mario with his brother Luigi, who has been kidnapped by Kamek.