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Bookmark or Share- Douglas C-47 Skytrain - WikipediaApproximately 100 countries' armed forces have operated the C-47 with over 60 variants of the aircraft produced. As with the civilian DC-3, the C-47 remains in service in the present day, over 80 years after the type's introduction.
- C-47 Skytrain | Douglas | Troop Transport Aircraft | World War IIProduced by Douglas Aircraft Company, it was derived from the civilian DC-3 airliner and became one of the most iconic transport aircraft of the war. Description. The C-47 Skytrain was a twin-engine, low-wing monoplane with a streamlined fuselage and a tailwheel landing gear configuration.
- Douglas C-47D Skytrain - National Museum of the USAFAffectionately 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 in 1940, and by the end of World War II, procured a total of 9,348. These C-47s carried personnel and cargo around the globe.
- Douglas C-47 Skytrain | The National WWII Museum | New OrleansLearn 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.
- D-Day and the Douglas C-47 - National Air and Space MuseumAffectionately known as the "Gooney Bird," the C-47 was the primary military transport of the Allies during the Second World War. More than 10,000 were built, with most serving with the Army Air Forces as the C-47 Skytrain, the U.S. Navy as the R4D, and the Royal Air Force as the Dakota.
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