eBay: Douglas C-47/DC3

[Gnomey]

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RATO AN-ACF TACA , Transportes Aéreos del Continente Americano from El Salvador

Douglas C-47A-30-DK 43-47985

1. Douglas DC-3 (C-47) production list
2. Avianca El Salvador - Wikipedia
3. USAF Serial Number Search Results
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Finland DC-2 OH-LDA Riga 1941 Lettland

1. (RB)2024-32, 2 x Foto Werkstatt Komp. 25 Passagierflugzeug in Riga 1941 Lettland | eBay
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DC 3-2204 D-AAIE | 2023 I Mährisch-Ostrau I OK-AIE 124.8.39 | 9.12.44 | 14.8.44 bei Tagesangriff der USAAF. 09-12-1944 reported destroyed

1. https://adl-luftfahrthistorik.de/do...ugzeug-im-deutschen-luftverkehr-lufthansa.pdf
2. S669 Foto Wehrmacht Archiv Repro Flugzeug Fw200 Lufthansa Tschechien Mähr Ostrau | eBay

 

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[SaparotRob]

I didn't know the -3 had that style cowling.

 

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I didn't know the -3 had that style cowling.

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.

The pic source: the net and
Aircraft Photo of OK-AIE | Douglas DC-3-220A | Československá Letecká Společnost - ČLS | AirHistory.net #313609

Aircraft Photo of PH-ALU | Douglas DC-3-194B | KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines | AirHistory.net #368499

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. [i]Uil[/] (owl) was destroyed here by German bombing on 10 May 1940. [i]Photo from...

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[MiTasol]

I didn't know the -3 had that style cowling.

pretty much standard on the early Cyclone powered ones.

 

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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.