c-47

F-86's RADIO set AN/ARC-3 service manual 1955, includimg complete wiring diagram. The radio set didn't include earphones, for crew earphone station manual, refer to: VIC-1 including earphone and controller om&repair manual(including wdm) as well as ipc - government public release Please...

Model of C-47

I am a newbie writing about air delivery of supplies to the 101st Airborne at Bastogne on December 23, 1944 and need the dimensions of the cargo doors on the C-47. I read that each plane could only deliver a 'small' amount of supplies because of the 'small size' of the cargo doors and because...

I spotted this odd looking C-47 while researching the Panama canal during WWII. This photo is of C-47s of the 20th Transport Sq. at Howard Field (later Howard AFB,now Panama Pacific Airport) The20th Transport Squadron was activated in 1940 and deactivated in 1949, apparently spendind all their...

A Douglas C-47 with a mark of victory over a Japanese unit. It seems to be the only aerial victory recorded for an unarmed aircraft, at least during the Pacific War. History (Source: Comcast This plane is attacked by a Japanese fighter. To escape, the pilots of the C-47, the Lt. Charles P...

Bernard Fall's book on Dien Bien Phu (Hell in a very small place) has made me realize what a game changer the C-119 transport aircraft was. French forces employed both C-119s and C-47s to supply the fortified outpost. C-47 dropped about 3 tons of cargo but required about 10 passes over drop...

A C-47, or variant, has been located underwater in Subic Bay, Philippines. I can find no record of such an aircraft crashing in that area via online database search. I am hoping to identify this aircraft and would value any assistance/advice that can be provided. The aircraft is laying...

C-47 "Skytrain" at the Tinker Air Force Base Airpark in Oklahoma City, OK, USA

Does anyone know when the white stripes were added to the C-47 Skytrain (aka Dakota)? My grandfather witnessed the friendly fire incident during the Sicily invasion. The night after the invasion, most of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment was flying in on C-47's and they came in right...

We would be interested to hear from anybody who might have information about the cabin lights and the 'jump' lights that were fitted on the C-47 that carried paratroopers during the D-Day landings.