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Douglas C-47 Skytrain

The Douglas C-47 Skytrain, or Dakota (RAF designation), is a military transport aircraft that was developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II. During the war the C-47 was used for troop transport, cargo, paratrooper drops, glider towing, and military cargo parachute drops. The C-47 remained…

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Developed from
Douglas DC-3
First flight
23 December 1941 (1941-12-23)
Manufacturer
Douglas Aircraft Company
National origin
United States
Number built
10,174
Primary users
United States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force United States Navy Royal Canadian Air Force See operators

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Nodes186
Edges185
Triples9
Avg. degree1.99
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Douglas C-47 Skytrain

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Developed from · 1
Douglas C-47 Skytrain → Douglas DC-3
First flight · 1
Douglas C-47 Skytrain → 23 December 1941 (1941-12-23)
Manufacturer · 1
Douglas C-47 Skytrain → Douglas Aircraft Company
National origin · 1
Douglas C-47 Skytrain → United States
Number built · 1
Douglas C-47 Skytrain → 10,174
Primary users · 1
Douglas C-47 Skytrain → United States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force United States Navy Royal Canadian Air Force See operators
Status · 1
Douglas C-47 Skytrain → In service
Type · 1
Douglas C-47 Skytrain → Military transport aircraft
Variants · 1
Douglas C-47 Skytrain → Douglas XCG-17 Douglas AC-47 Spooky Douglas R4D-8

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c-47 aircraft air douglas dc-3 military war used c-47s isbn service transport world ii united states new force variants produced

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Douglas C-47 SkytrainDeveloped fromDouglas DC-31.00infobox
Douglas C-47 SkytrainFirst flight23 December 1941 (1941-12-23)1.00infobox
Douglas C-47 SkytrainManufacturerDouglas Aircraft Company1.00infobox
Douglas C-47 SkytrainNational originUnited States1.00infobox
Douglas C-47 SkytrainNumber built10,1741.00infobox
Douglas C-47 SkytrainPrimary usersUnited States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force United States Navy Royal Canadian Air Force See operators1.00infobox
Douglas C-47 SkytrainStatusIn service1.00infobox
Douglas C-47 SkytrainTypeMilitary transport aircraft1.00infobox
Douglas C-47 SkytrainVariantsDouglas XCG-17 Douglas AC-47 Spooky Douglas R4D-81.00infobox

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