Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
42-93654. C -47-A. Ailes Anciennes. Toulouse [46] 42-100825. C-47A on static display at the Airborne Museum in Sainte-Mère-Eglise, Manche. It is painted as 43-15159 The Argonia. [47] 43-15073. C-47A on static display at the Merville Gun Battery in Merville-Franceville-Plage, Normandy. Saved from scrappers in Bosnia, she is now completely ...
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.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Douglas C-47B, ex-RAAF A65-94, 2005. Royal Australian Air Force. The RAAF impressed civil DC-3s in September 1939 at the outbreak of World War II. The first C-47s were delivered in 1942 under Lend-Lease and the first built specifically for the RAAF entered service in February 1943.
Jul. 5—The annual celebration of America's independence took a step back in time at the Living History Park on July 4th. The North Augusta park, where volunteers explore the lifestyle of the 13 ...
One C-47 tested as a 40-seat troop glider with engines removed and faired over. R4D Production aircraft, impressed civil aircraft, and aircraft transferred from the USAAF / USAF R4D-1 Skytrain USN/USMC version of the C-47. R4D-3 Twenty C-53Cs transferred to USN. R4D-5 C-47A variant 24-volt electrical system replacing the 12-volt of the C-47; re ...
C-47 of the 438th TCG marked with invasion stripes. Because of the requirement for absolute radio silence and a study that warned that the thousands of Allied aircraft flying on D-Day would break down the existing system, plans were formulated to mark aircraft including gliders with black-and-white stripes to facilitate aircraft recognition.