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    F-86's RADIO set AN/ARC-3 service manual including wiring diagram 1955

    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...
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    C-47 Gen. Montgomery"s command aircraft. 1/72

    Model of C-47
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    Dimensions of cargo door on 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...
  4. Odd C-47 camo scheme

    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...
  5. The worlds most unlikely victory, i present: The C-47 over Japanese fighter

    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...
  6. C-119. Air transport game changer.

    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...
  7. C-47 (or variant) wreck underwater in Subic, Philippines - help to ID it plz

    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...
  8. C-47 "Skytrain"

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

    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...
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    Douglas C-47 Skytrain D-Day paratroopers

    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.
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