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Douglas C-47
Sign in to saveAlso known as C47, Dakota, Skytrain, Gooney Bird, CC-129, C-47 Dakota, R4D
airlifter series
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Vinony's link graph records 4,129 inbound references to Douglas C-47, and connects out to Myanmar, Berlin Blockade and United States Army Air Forces.
It is catalogued under topics including 1940s United States military transport aircraft, Aircraft first flown in 1941 and Aircraft with retractable conventional landing gear.
Vinony links it to 39 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Type
- Military transport aircraft
- National origin
- United States
- Manufacturer
- Douglas Aircraft Company
- Status
- In service
- Primary users
- United States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force , United States Navy , Royal Canadian Air Force , See operators
- Number built
- 10,174
- First flight
- 23 December 1941 ( 1941-12-23 )
- Developed from
- Douglas DC-3
- Variants
- Douglas XCG-17 , Douglas AC-47 Spooky , Douglas R4D-8
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Operator
- Royal Norwegian Air Force
- Country of origin
- United States
- Based on
- Douglas DC-3
- Developer
- Douglas
- Manufacturer
- Douglas
- Image
- C-47 Dakota - Chino Airshow 2014 (15867578416).jpg
- Height
- 5.16
- Length
- 19.64
Show 10 more facts
- military designation
- R4D
- Commons category
- Douglas C-47 Skytrain
- Commons gallery
- C-47 Skytrain
- first flight
- 1941-12-23
- wingspan
- 28.95
- maximum operating altitude
- 7000
- native label
- Douglas C-47 Skytrain
- vehicle range
- 2400
- total produced
- 10174
- nickname
- Skytrain
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Encyclopedic overview
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain, or Dakota (RAF designation), is a military transport aircraft that was developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II. During the war the C-47 was used for troop transport, cargo, paratrooper drops, glider towing, and military cargo parachute drops. The C-47 remained in front-line service with various military operators for many years. It was produced in roughly triple the numbers of the larger, much heavier payload Curtiss C-46 Commando, which filled a similar role for the U.S. military.
About 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, over 80 years after the type's introduction.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Douglas C-47” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.