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Description
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
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| Base model: | C-47 | ||
| Designation: | C-47 | ||
| Nickname: | Skytrain | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1925-1962 | ||
| Basic role: | Transport | ||
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Specifications
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Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Florida Military Aviation Museum | Clearwater | Florida |
| Fred E. Weisbrod Museum / International B-24 Museum | Pueblo | Colorado |
| Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum | Kalamazoo | Michigan |
| Minnesota Air Guard Museum | Minneapolis | Minnesota |
| Museum of Alaska Transportation & Industry | Wasilla | Alaska |
| National Atomic Museum | Kirtland AFB | New Mexico |
| Pima Air & Space Museum | Tucson | Arizona |
| Vermont ANG - 158th FG, Burlington | Burlington | Vermont |
C-47 on display
Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum | Pima Air & Space Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| R. Bailey Centerville, OH | The first aircraft I ever flew in was a DC-3 of Pacific Southwest Airlines. I was a crew member on C-47s for three years while stationed at Hickam AFB in the early fifties. Flew lots of miles over the Pacific. I can still tell a "Gooney Bird" when I hear one with out looking, great piece of machinery. 05/23/2008 @ 08:03 [ref: 20992] |
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| Arnold Turner Sumner, WA | I was transferred from Sicily in early 1943 from the 28th T. C. Sqdn to England where I received my last C-47 A/C. SN 4315208 from which I dropped troops in Normandy and in northern holland I was part of the 309th T. C. Sqdn, 315th T.C Grp. I wonder if any body knows what became of 4315208 12/07/2006 @ 20:26 [ref: 14946] |
| R.Bruce Wintersteen Owings Mills, MD | I served as Crew Chief on tail# 43-8871 assigned to the
362nd TEWS Pleiku,Viet Nam 1966-67 11/08/2006 @ 17:40 [ref: 14699] |
| CMSgt Ken Witkin, USAF (Ret.) Fort Washington, MD | Flew on C-47s as an airborne radio operator aircrew member from 1958 to 1963 while stationed at Keflavik AB, Iceland; Rhein Main AB, Germany & Templehof Central Airport, West Berlin. In 1965, I again flew on C-47s as an airborne radio operator aircrew member while stationed at Tan Son Nhut AB, South Vietnam.
While assigned to Keflavik, I flew on aircraft #49157 & #49168. In August 1960, while assigned to Rhein Main AB, West Germany, I flew on C-47 #76200 to Leopoldville, The Belgian Congo. Our trip took about seven days. 10/17/2006 @ 20:47 [ref: 14492] |
| kj adams , CA | Just flew from Nukalofa to Niefu (Vava'u)in Kingdom of Tonga and back in 1944 vintage C47 operated daily in regularly service by Peau Vava'u. Plane had been converted with plastic passenger interior sometime in 60's, but the double doors were in use.
Taking off from Nukalofa, we started to roll on grass and hit the concrete part of the runway just before the tail lifted. One of the most fascinating part of my sailing trip in the Vava'u chain. Even more fascinating as when I was about 3 months old I was flown from Kweilin China to Assam India in an RAF version. My father was part of the British diplomatic staff in China during the war. Could have been the same plane, but the Kiwi pilot did not know the early history. ken 09/19/2006 @ 14:57 [ref: 14222] |
| C. E. \"Chuck\" Hybl Keysville, VA | In 1958-59 I was stationed with the USAF at Yokota AFB, Japan and from 1960-62 at Patrick AFB, Florida. I was an A/C engine mechanic and our squadrons used C-47's to transport our personnel and spare parts on TDY trips. I flew many, many miles in the C-47 and on one trip I found and read a copy of a poem about the "C-47--Gooney Bird". It was provided I think by the Douglas Factory support people. As I remember, the poem described the "DC-3 - C-47" as the most beautiful, sturdy, dependable A/C ever built and ended with a phrase similar to this "and she will never fail and will fly on forever".
I would like to know where I could find another copy of that poem about the "Gooney Bird". If anyone knows of a source I could contact to obtain a copy, I would appreciate their assistance. Thanks, Chuck Hybl 06-06-06 06/06/2006 @ 04:28 [ref: 13463] |
| NajPonk Prague, OTH | C=47 is just FASCINATING!!!! Keep swinging from Prague....np. www.jazz4all.com 03/10/2006 @ 08:03 [ref: 12763] |
| lars hauglie Los Angeles, CA | The Skytrain had seats for 28 fully equiped combat troops. The seats were at first made of canvas, but were changed to metal seats.
Source: C-47 SKYTRAIN in action Copyright 1995 Squadron/Signal Publications, INC. ISBN 0-89747-329-0 01/10/2006 @ 19:10 [ref: 12121] |
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