2025年3月1日 · C-47, U.S. military transport aircraft that served in all theatres during World War II and continued in service long afterward. It was used to haul cargo, transport troops, drop …

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.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain history, design, specifications, deployment, museums, and photographs.

The C-47, a modified DC-3, became famous for carrying paratroopers and towing gliders full of soldiers and heavy equipment into battle. The C-47 was used to deploy the first airborne …

The Douglas C-47 Skytrain is a military development of the civilian DC-3 aircraft. It was a military transport used widely by the Allies of World War II and had been in service with different …

Dubbed the Skytrain by the U.S. armed forces and the Dakota by the British, the C-47 was the most ubiquitous airplane of the war, performing a variety of services in all theaters of …

Affectionately 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 …

2017年8月2日 · A military modification of the civilian Douglas DC-3 passenger plane that first flew in 1935, the C-47 was the primary carrier of American and British airborne troops during World …

2015年2月11日 · ★ Douglas C-47 Skytrain ★ Derived from the DC-3 airliner, the C-47 served with all the Allied air forces fighting the Axis powers during the Second World War, and it was …

Affectionately 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 …