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It’s a dumpy C-47 Skytrain, painted on one side with the star and bars of the U.S. Army Air Forces and on the other with the Chinese character representing the China National Aviation...
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.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain znany także jako Dakota – amerykański samolot transportowy bazujący na konstrukcji cywilnego samolotu pasażerskiego Douglas DC-3. Był powszechnie używany przez aliantów podczas II wojny światowej i pozostał w eksploatacji do końca lat 50.
Learn more about the Douglas C-47, used as a cargo transport to fly the notorious “Hump” over the Himalayas, as well as carrying paratroops into combat.
3 cze 2019 · The C-47 was a militarized version of the classic Douglas DC-3, arguably the most significant airliner in history as it is widely thought to be the first airliner capable of making a profit without government subsidy.
A Japanese offensive in China in retaliation for the Doolittle mission deprived the Allies of the planned bomber bases, and the Army and civilian C-47/DC-3 crews soon found themselves in the middle of the battle for Burma.
8 lut 2015 · At the Museum. C-47A Skytrain. The museum began in 1986 with a C-47A that was rejected as “beyond salvage” by other museums. Today it stands immaculately restored, complete with D-Day invasion stripes, as it was when it served with the 61st Troop Carrier Squadron in World War II.
