The DC-3-220A belonged to the Československá Letecká Společnost ( ČLS ) initially and was registered as the OK-AIE. In 1939 she was chartered by the Lufthansa and in 1943 she was bought by the Germans. The style of the cowling depended on the engine type. Early-production civilian aircraft used either the 9-cylinder Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9 or the 14-cylinder Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp. The kind of the cowling also may be found on the Dutch KLM planes both on DC-2 and DC-3. The Dutch DC-3s were powered by the Wright Cyclone SGR-1820. The Czechoslovak DC-3s were powered by the Wright SGR-1820-G2 634 kW or Wright SGR-1820-G102 671 kW or Wright SGR-1820-G103A 671 kW or Wright SGR-1820-G202A 783 kW.
Aircraft photo of PH-ALU - Douglas DC-3-194B - KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines, taken by AirHistory.net Photo Archive at Amsterdam - Schiphol (EHAM / AMS) in Netherlands between 12 April 1937 and 30 September 1939. Uil (owl) was destroyed here by German bombing on 10 May 1940. Photo from: Amsterdam...
The "eyelid" cowl shape was a cure for hot air flow over cowl top when in a 3 point landing attitude. Caused elevator flutter or shake with the original round opening.
Flughafen Halle Leipzig 1935
PH-AKM
Type: Douglas DC-2-115E (DC2)
MSN/LN: 1359/F19
Engines: 2X Wright R-1820-F2 Cyclone
Name: Maraboe
Delivered: 04 May 1935
Status: Written-Off
Out of Service: 17 July 1936
Remark: Suffered a takeoff accident when the starboard main gear broke due to runway unevenness. The four crew and eight passengers escaped unhurt. The aircraft caught fire and burned out
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Papua New Guinea 1943 Magazine Clipping
Douglas C-47-DL 41-19472 (MSN 6115) to USAAF Dec 07, 1942 - 5th AF, Australia Jan 07, 1943 - USA Jan 21, 1945 - To RFC Oct 02, 1945. To civil registry as NC47056, YV-C-AMF (LAV Jun 18, 1949, cancelled 1966. Reported to Venezuelan AF, to be confirmed).
This is a great example of an image tricking my old eyes, at 1st glance I thought there is no way this picture could be taken in New Guinea in mid late 1943, as there is a red ball in the middle of the star on the fuselage. Taking a closer look I see it is one of the locals wearing a hat that is placed almost perfectly to look like the red ball in the star! Good picture
<p>ORIGINAL WWII PHOTO - NOT A COPY, SCAN, OR REPRO.</p> <p>QUANTITY: 1 - See the other original WWI & WWII photos that I have listed.</p> <p>ITEM: Original WWII Wartime Signal Corps Photo of ARMADA of C-47 SKYTRAIN AIRCRAFT carrying PARATROOPERS, FIRST DAY OF OPERATION MARKET GARDEN, Holland...
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62TG20 Douglas C-39 (62 TG 20, S/N 38-520) assigned to the 62nd Transport Group
By 27 November 1951 To Lineas Aereas Unidas SA-LAUSA keeping c/r XA-DOQ.
27 November 1951 Destroyed in a crash.
Summary: The airframe was written off. There were 13 fatalities. The domestic scheduled passenger flight departed San Luis Acatlan, Mexico and was destined for Acapulco-Alvarez International Airport (ACA/MMAA), Mexico. The accident occurred at San Luis Acatlan (Mexico) while taking off. Narrative: The DC-2 was approaching San Luis Acatlan when the pilots saw that the grass strip was blocked due to the presence of cattle. The flight circled the airfield while the animals were removed from the runway.