* Manufacturer: Douglas Aircraft Co.
* Source: United States
* Crew: 2 pilots
* Wingspan: 28.90m Length
* : 19.70m
* Height: 5.20m
* Empty weight: 8.300kg
* Maximum weight: 11.431kg
* Cruise speed: 274km / h
* Maximum speed: 300km / h
* Autonomy: 2.170km
* Service Ceiling: 7.010m
* Engines: (2) radial Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp S1C3-G
During decade of the 30's, an enormous increase in freight transport by air, the company Douglas Commercial Model, creates a first DC1, but rather as an experiment, with a subsequent DC2, which will see the light as transport aircraft.
American Airlines, they place an order for more planes, but applying an improved version of the DC2, this time directly focused on passenger transport. Thus was born the DC3, soon to be the plane most sought by both carriers as passenger lines, not just America, but also in Europe and Asia.
The army was not to be outdone, and they requested a hybrid between DC2 and 3 models, with and creates the C39 model, nicknamed the year of manufacture.
In 1939, the outbreak of war, increasing production and launch the C47 Skytrain model, uses several (R4D1 for the Navy) and (DC 3 A-360 for civilian use). Also launched the C53 model used Skytrooper paratrooper (R4D4 for the navy) and (DC3A-405 for civilian use).
The army launched a massive petition of C47 and C53, for its high value and versatility a plane being used for both freight transport use to transport troops and parachuting. Oklahoma
Factories, Santa Monica and Long Beach, working at full capacity and to end the conflict, had come to make more than ten thousand units. Only during 1944, increased production to 4853 aircraft.
The C47 had several names depending on where they were delivered, for example, the British named "Dakota" as the abbreviation stands for Douglas Aircraft Company Transport Aircraft. But the Yankees would call it the K as the state of their country. The Americans also nicknamed the "Gooney Birds" Boobies, by performing slow flight. The C47 and C53
, were paramount during the D Day in Normandy, where they were used widely, for the launch of American and British airborne troops, and countless gliders with troops, weapons and vehicles.
During Operation Market Garden in Holland, was used most widely deployed transport aircraft ever seen in history, both parachuting British, Americans and Poles, and the subsequent supply of the troops already launched.
In the Pacific war, the C47, were of vital importance for the transport of Marines, for the supply of the islands, and to transport injured.
During the war, were supplied to Britain under lend-lease agreement, 50 Dakotas Mk 1 (C-47), 951 Dakota Mk III (C-47A) and 894 Dakota Mk IV (C-47B) not counting another 28 canceled after the victory over Japan, being the country that received units of this device.
After the war, the RAF bought 600 units and rented another 650, for use in conflicts in China, India and Burma.
The AC-47 "Spooky" was a C-47 gunship, which was used during the Vietnam War. Was the result of the RC-47 versions and CD-47. With 200,000 flares that illuminated the night and 3 mini cannons, each capable of firing 6000 dpm and every 4 a tracer bullets, really looked like a dragon spitting fire. Among Vietcong troops, arrived in panic when flying at night. In documents belonging to the Vietcong, referring to the reputation of the Dragon, saying "do not attack the dragon because only enrage the monster"
Another C-47, known as Bull-Shit Bomber or Psywar Aircraft "is used in psychological warfare missions throwing tons of leaflets, while demoralizing messages issued with speakers, they were usually escorted by an AC-47 Spooky.
When the war ended, took over on Skytrooper C57, which was based on the C47B and was 24 seats in civil use, being used for personal transportation of high importance. By
, Roy Gardner.
(Screaming Eagles 101 Easy).
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