FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
Yep and somthing has to get that stuff there, especially when you have troops on the ground.
And the best "something" was the C-47...
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Yep and somthing has to get that stuff there, especially when you have troops on the ground.But, to be fair, neither does flying around loaded up with packing crates, that stuff has to be used.
Yep and somthing has to get that stuff there, especially when you have troops on the ground.
And the best "something" was the C-47...
Sure, after a C-47 delivers the parts and fuel so "something" could fly escort.8)And something has to defend the airfield, so that the DC3 can be safely loaded and taking off. Further more, something should defend the DC3 against enemy fighters, so as to be able to reach the troops.
You're assuming the DC-3 / C-47 was a front-line aircraft.
Elvis
Sure, after a C-47 delivers the parts and fuel so "something" could fly escort.8)
Anyone who doesn't think that it was a front line aircraft should ask the aircrews who had significant losses dropping at Arnhem, flying the Hump and countless other places across the globe.
Another way of looking at it, if the Germans had been equipped with the C47 instead of the Ju52 they may, just may, have held Stalingrad, a sobering idea.
It still took a C-47 to supply it the parts needed for that "dependability, excellent firepower, loadout options for ground attack, superior high-altitude performance and decent range." Besides how many P-47s serve today in operational airforces?The Jug's Radial dependability, excellent firepower, loadout options for ground attack, superior high-altitude performance and decent range make it the hand to beat.
It still took a C-47 to supply it the parts needed for that "dependability, excellent firepower, loadout options for ground attack, superior high-altitude performance and decent range." Besides how many P-47s serve today in operational airforces?
I'm biased, but assault support is the most important function of aviation... it's just not as sexy as offensive air support or anti-air warfare.
True, but again, I didn't see any airlines shoving passengers into a surplus Texan after the war! 8)Ah Joe, another chalenge. What about the Texan/Harvard or Tigermoth? Those nice DC3's and others wouldn't fly if the pilots not learned to fly first
True, but again, I didn't see any airlines shoving passengers into a surplus Texan after the war! 8)
True, but didn't see any DC3 flying without pilots either
They do have an autopilot!
They do have an autopilot!
George is a pretty good pilot...