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	C-47 Skytrain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota was a military transport that was developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner.
		Douglas DC-3, Dakota, C-47 Skytrain and Lisunov Li-2 Cab Operators
		During World War II, the armed forces of many countries used the C-47 and modified DC-3s for the transport of troops, cargo and wounded.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/C-47 (557 words)

	Operation Varsity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The operation saw the first use of the C-46 Commando transport aircraft operating with the reliable C-47 Skytrain of previous airborne operations.
		All objectives for the brigade had been achieved in 24 hours; the bridges over the river were secured and the village of Hamminkeln, near Wesel.
		The US 82nd Airborne Division had originally been scheduled to participate in the jump as well until a shortage of transport aircraft forced the use of just two divisions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Varsity (267 words)

	Transports
		(The others were the bazooka, the jeep, and the atomic bomb.) The C- 47 was adapted from the DC-3 commercial airliner and was used to carry personnel and cargo, tow gliders (usually one Waco CG-4A), and drop paratroopers.
		Having great longevity, it was also used in Korea and in Vietnam, where it took on additional roles of attack as the AC-47 "Spooky" gunship and for psychological warfare missions.
		The C-47 transport, commonly referred to as "Gooney Bird," was one of four weapons singled out by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower as the most instrumental in helping the US win World War II.
	www.afa.org /magazine/gallery/c-47.html (349 words)

	C-46 Commando
		The C-46 served a similar role as its brother the Douglas C-47 Skytrain, but was not quite as famous or as heavily produced.
		Encyclopedia : C : C4 : C46 : C-46 Commando
		The Navy/Marine Corps version was known as the R5C.
	encycl.opentopia.com /term/C-46_Commando (100 words)

	Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain
		How many fully armed paratroopers could a C-47 “Skytrain” deliver to the drop zone and how many would have been required to airdrop the 173d Airborne Brigade into Bashur, Iraq, on 26 March 2003?
		We want this C 47 for display only, it is not a flyable bird.
		Los Angeles, CA The Skytrain had seats for 28 fully equiped combat troops.
	www.aero-web.org /specs/douglas/c-47.htm (481 words)

	aftimes.htm
		The C-131 was rejected for the mission, but the Skytrain became the FC-47 gunship, with an 'F' for 'fighter' prefix.
		The system was tested at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, by Maj. Freeman Olmstead and other pilots, first with a C-131B Samaritan and later with a C-47 Skytrain.
		The Skytrain's mission was to determine the frequencies used by Soviet pilots to locate Lao airfields through the dense fog that often covered the area.
	www.ec47.com /aftimes.htm (852 words)

	C-47 Skytrain
		By 1941 the old Air Corps had been transformed into the Army Air Force and it selected a modified version of the DC-3 - the C-47 Skytrain - to become its standard transport aircraft.
		Three World War II-era transport planes served in Korea: the C-46 Commando, the C-47 Skytrain, and the C-54 Skymaster.
		The Skytrain and the Skymaster could both carry paratroops, but the Commando proved inadequate for this mission because its tail often fouled the parachutes.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/aircraft/c-47.htm (983 words)

	C-47 Hospital Aircraft
		An ambulance of the 37th Field Hospital brought him to the waiting Douglas C-47 "Skytrain," 65th Troop Carrier Squadron, for evacuation to a Leyte General Hospital.
		This soldier was wounded fighting in the hill positions of Negros, Philippine Islands.
	www.wpafb.af.mil /museum/modern_flight/c47hsp.htm (143 words)

	The DC-3/C-47 Skytrain
		The DC-3/C-47 Skytrain is perhaps one of the most famous airplanes of all time.
		Many others sit in museums around the world because of their enormous contribution to the evolution of aviation in the 20th century.
		It is also one of the most widely used transport in the world.
	www.geocities.com /b31640/dc3.html (489 words)

	Channel 4 - History - Battle Stations
		The basic features of the C-47 Skytrain – adapted from the Dakota airliner and known as the 'Gooney Bird' – included a modern all-metal stressed-skin construction, efficiently cowled engine, wide-span split flaps, retractable landing gear and constant-speed three-blade propellers.
		During World War II, there were numerous versions: some civil aircraft pressed into military use, some paratrooper carriers and tugs and – the vast majority – utility C-47 versions, each with a strong cargo floor and large double doors.
		He had no inkling that, in addition to becoming the standard airliner of its day worldwide, it would also be the most widely used military transport in history.
	www.channel4.com /history/microsites/H/history/a-b/battle4.html (269 words)

	Douglas C-47 Skytrain die cast airplane airfix plastic model Kits
		When WWII began, the famed DC-3 was adapted for military use and entered service as the C-47, also known as the "Skytrain." Eventually, some C-47's were even converted to heavily armed gunships and used in Vietnam.
		This highly detailed 1/48 scale die cast model replicates Camel Caravan to Berlin, a USAF 94th Transport Group C-47 that served in "Operation Vittles," the Berlin Airlift of 1948.
		This highly detailed 1/48 scale die cast model features a fully outfitted cockpit; engraved panel lines; rotating props; intricate landing gear with rubber tires; and the authentic markings of the Air Force Airways and Communication service, which provides mobile air traffic control and air-to-ground communications for the USAF.
	www.johnjohn.co.uk /shop/alpha/douglas_c47.html (683 words)

	C-47 Dakota skytrain, C-47 dakota , Douglas , pratt & withney , 2 WW
		C-47 Dakota skytrain, C-47 dakota, Douglas, pratt & withney, 2 WW Models
	www.passion-pilots.com /obj/fiches/e_avion-6127.htm (31 words)

	Jan.43
		Lieutenant General Ira C. Eaker, Commanding General Eighth Air Force, completes a paper called "The Case For Day Bombing" which he presents to General Henry "Hap" Arnold, Commanding General Army Air Forces at the Casablanca Conference.
		Operational control of the Thirteenth's subordinate units is exercised by the USMC officer commanding USMC air units on Guadalcanal.
		HQ Thirteenth Air Force (Major General Nathan F. Twinning) and HQ XIII Fighter Command (Brigadier General Dean C. Strother) are established at Noumea, New Caledonia Island; HQ XIII Bomber Command (Colonel Harlan T. McCormick) is established on Espirtu Santo Island, New Hebrides.
	paul.rutgers.edu /~mcgrew/wwii/usaf/Jan.43 (11642 words)

	Douglas R4D Skytrain (C-117, C-47) - AM212-ER
		The C-47 Skytrain was the most commonly used transport in the Allied Air Forces and has operated in every theater of war.
		All images, pictures and descriptions are the property of Scalecraft.com and may not be used without permission.
		A version was even built under license by the Japanese (the Showa L2D), as well as by the Russians (the Lisunov Li-2).
	www.scalecraft.com /index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=508 (207 words)

	Military and Civilian Aircraft - Douglas Skytrain Transport
		The C-47 Skytrain, Gooney Bird or Dakota, regardless of its nickname, was quite probably the most successful aircraft ever developed.
		In Vietnam, the C-47 served again as a transport, but it was also used in a variety of other ways which included flying ground attack (gunship), reconnaissance and psychological warfare missions.
		Approximately 13,000 C-47 variants were produced including more than 2,000 built in foreign countries under license.
	www.militaryfactory.com /aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=111 (827 words)

	C-47 Skytrain / Dakota
		A large order was placed in 1940 for the military DC-3, which was designated C-47 and became known as "Skytrain," a name it would soon be asked to live up to.
		The DC-3 is given most of the credit for an almost 600% increase in airline passenger traffic between 1936 and 1941.
		During the war, Mitsui built their own version, via contract with the Showa and Nakajima companies, which built about 485 "Tabbys" (the code name given to the aircraft by the Allies) as the Showa L2D.
	homepage.eircom.net /~wrgi/c47ker.html (475 words)

	C-47 Skytrain - Olive
		C-47 Skytrain - Olive is a work from exact blueprints, the majority of our replicas are sculptured by our master craftsmen, from select specially treated mahogany wood.
		C-47 Skytrain - Olive, United States Army Air Corps Aircraft (1903 - 1946), is a desktop model toy plane supplied with a mahogany base for display.
		United States Army Air Corps Aircrafts > Bomber Aircraft Models > C-47 Skytrain - Olive
	www.fantasytoyland.com /tam-a1472p2-1w.html (156 words)

	C-47s in Florida and Califonia
		This C-47 Skytrain did not change much, it seems, from when it was delivered to the USAAF as 42-92136 in 1943.
		For more background info on the C-47 Skytrain and its many variants in military service, please follow this link: C-47 Skytrain
		It is a nice selection of stored, displayed or more or less active examples.They were all found in the USA, at this time my favourite country to travel thru, in search of classic planes.
	www.ruudleeuw.com /dc-3_page_4.htm (986 words)

	OL-ALC/PA Public Affairs Office
		Few aircraft were as well known or widely used during the 1940s as the C-47 Douglas “Skytrain,” affectionately nicknamed “Gooney Bird.” The story of tail number N-2150761, the C-47 now on display in the Tinker Heritage Airpark, tells of the versatility of an aircraft that served its country well and the people who maintained it.
		The aircraft was based on the design of the Douglas DC-3 airliner, a commercial transport that appeared in 1936.
	www.tinker.af.mil /pa/airpark/fs_c-47.htm (532 words)

	TG's Warbirds - Curtiss C-46 "Commando" and Douglas C-47 "Dakota," Skytrain," "Gooney Bird"...
		TG's Warbirds - Curtiss C-46 "Commando" and Douglas C-47 "Dakota," Skytrain," "Gooney Bird"...
		We couldn't have won the war without transport planes.
	www.geocities.com /CapeCanaveral/7709/trans.html (164 words)

	Douglas C-47 "Skytrain"
		The principal military version of the DC-3 was the C-47 SKYTRAIN.
		After World War II it was used in the Berlin airlift, in Korea, during the Israeli-Arab conflicts, and finally became famous in its offensive role in Vietnam as the AC-47 "Gunship".
		The C-47 could be fitted either as a trooper, with folding benches or as a heavy freighter.
	c.1asphost.com /sandraa/ww2models/c47.html (243 words)

	Douglas C-47 Walk Around Photo Index Page
		This is a Douglas C-47 Skytrain from the McChord AFB Museum in the gorgeous Pacific Northwest.
		This particular plane is, I believe, serial number 44-76502.
	www.aircraftresourcecenter.com /AWA1/101-200/walk114_C-47/walk114.htm (118 words)

	Douglas C-47 (R4D) Skytrain
		Few aircraft are as well known or were so widely used for so long as the C-47 Skytrain, nicknamed "Gooney Bird." The aircraft was adapted from the DC-3 commercial airliner which first appeared in 1936.
		The first C-47s were ordered in 1940 and by the end of WWII, over 10,000 had been procured for the USAAF and US Navy.
		The last C-47 was retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1975.
	www.theaviationzone.com /factsheets/c47.asp (240 words)

	eBay - c 47 ..., Models, Kits, Diecast, Toy Vehicles items on eBay.com
		C-47 SKYTRAIN US ARMY AF 1/72 WW2 AIRCRAFT
		Eagle Strike Decals 1/48 Skytrains at War C-47 48043
		Welsh Douglas Dakota DC 3 (C 47) 1/144 OOP
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=c+47+...&newu=1&krd=1 (491 words)

	AC-47
		The aircraft, an armed version of the C-47 Skytrain transport, had been flying a night mission in the Tan Son Nhut Air Base area when Long Binh came under attack.
		The day was Feb. 24, 1969 and Levitow was handling Mark 24 magnesium flares aboard "Spooky 71" when his pilot threw the AC-47 and its eight-man crew into a turn to engage Viet Cong whose muzzle flashes were visible outside Long Binh Army Base.
		Levitow would set the ejection and ignition controls and pass a flare to the gunner, who attached it to a lanyard.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/aircraft/ac-47.htm (1168 words)

	MAAM-SIM C-47 'Sugar Sugar!'
		MAAM-SIM's Jan Visser has put the finishing touches to the first of several C-47 Skytrain / Dakota models for FS2004 that will be released on June 6, 2005, the 61st Anniversary of Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy.
		Other Skytrains and Dakotas are planned for inclusion in this D-Day package, and more will follow in yet another pack in the planning stage.
		It will be a paratroop configured Skytrain, complete with a D-Day uniformed jumper effect.
	www.maam.org /flightsim/news/c47_pr2.htm (518 words)

	Douglas C-74 Skytrain
		The C-47 crew is in the process of repainting the propellers for the Skytrain.
		Served as a World War II USAAF transport aircraft.
		Both engines were removed and shipped out last month for overhaul.
	www.mapsairmuseum.org /skytrain.htm (96 words)

	c-47 skytrain - OneLook Dictionary Search
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		We found one dictionary with English definitions that includes the word c-47 skytrain:
	www.onelook.com /?w=c-47+skytrain (71 words)

	C-47 SKYTRAIN WALL AIRCRAFT CLOCK - AV091
		AV091 DOUGLAS C-47 SKYTRAIN WALL CLOCKS AIRPLANES AIRCRAFT BOEING MILESTONE SERIES
		For added authenticity, the clock face is set into an aluminum rivoted case with a raised polished crystal.
	www.pacprod.com /collectibles/AV091.htm (69 words)

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