Douglas C-47 Skytrain

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The Douglas C-47 Skytrain is a military transport aircraft, derived from the DC-3 airliner, that became a workhorse for Allied forces in World War II and beyond.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military transport aircraft
twin-engine propeller-driven aircraft
aircraftType fixed-wing aircraft
airframeMaterial all-metal construction
alliedCodename Dakota
category World War II military aircraft of the United States
transport aircraft of World War II
countryOfOrigin United States
crew 3
cruiseSpeed approximately 290 km/h
derivedFrom Douglas DC-3
engineConfiguration two radial piston engines
engineType Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
era 1940s
firstFlight 1941-12-23
influenced postwar civilian DC-3 conversions
introduced 1941
knownAs Dakota
Gooney Bird
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear
manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company
maximumSpeed approximately 360 km/h
notableOperation Berlin Airlift
D-Day Normandy landings
linked to: D-Day
numberBuilt over 10000
operatedBy civilian airlines postwar
passengerCapacity around 28 troops
primaryUser United States Army Air Forces
propulsion propeller-driven
range approximately 2400 km
role cargo transport
medical evacuation aircraft
paratroop transport
troop transport
serviceEntry early 1940s
status some examples still in service
tailConfiguration conventional tail
usedBy Royal Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
Soviet Air Forces
United States Army Air Forces
United States Navy
usedFor airborne assault operations
glider towing
supply drops
usedInConflict Korean War
Vietnam War
World War II
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane

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The Hump airlift over the Himalayas usedAircraft Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Operation Vittles uses Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Northrop X-21 airframeOrigin Douglas DC-3 derivative
linked to: Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Cactus Air Force operatedAircraft Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Air Transport Command aircraftUsed Douglas C‑47 Skytrain
linked to: Douglas C-47 Skytrain
The Hump notableAircraftType C-47 Skytrain
linked to: Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Douglas C-47 Skytrain derivedFrom Douglas DC-3
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Italian Co-belligerent Air Force usedAircraft C-47 Skytrain
linked to: Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum hasNotableAircraft Douglas C-47 Dakota
linked to: Douglas C-47 Skytrain
1st Air Commando Group aircraftUsed C-47 Skytrain
linked to: Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Douglas Aircraft Company notableProduct Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Curtiss C-46 Commando contemporaryOf Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Civil Air Transport aircraftUsed Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Republic of Vietnam Air Force usedAircraft C-47 Skytrain
linked to: Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp notableApplication Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Cuban Air Force usedAircraft C-47 Skytrain
linked to: Douglas C-47 Skytrain
4th Special Operations Squadron aircraftOperated Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Waco CG-4 tugAircraft C-47 Skytrain
subject linked to: Waco CG-4 glider
linked to: Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Operation Fustian aircraftUsed Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Airspeed Horsa towedBy Douglas C-47 Skytrain
subject linked to: Airspeed Horsa glider
Operation Varsity aircraftUsed Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Air America aircraftUsed C-47 Skytrain
linked to: Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Royal Lao Air Force usedAircraftType C-47 Skytrain
linked to: Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Haitian Air Force operatedAircraft Douglas C-47 Skytrain
American Air Museum in Britain hasExhibit Douglas C-47 Skytrain
The Aluminum Trail aircraftTypeUsed C-47 Skytrain
linked to: Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Dakota alsoKnownAs Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Dakota alsoKnownAs C-47 Dakota
linked to: Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Dakota hasVariant R4D (U.S. Navy designation)
linked to: Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Gooney Bird refersTo Douglas C-47 Skytrain