Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Also known as: C47 · Dakota · Skytrain · Gooney Bird · CC-129 · C-47 Dakota · R4D
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain, or Dakota, is a military transport aircraft that was developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner.
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Douglas C-47 Skytrain: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
The expertise gained flying "the Hump" was later used in the Berlin Airlift, in which the C-47 played a major role until the aircraft were replaced by Douglas C-54 Skymasters.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain: The Berlin Airlift, 1948–1949
The expertise gained flying "the Hump" was later used in the Berlin Airlift, in which the C-47 played a major role until the aircraft were replaced by Douglas C-54 Skymasters.