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The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota (RAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remains in front line service with various military operators to the present day.
The C-47 differed from the civilian DC-3 in numerous modifications, including being fitted with a cargo door and strengthened floor, along with a shortened tail cone for glider-towing shackles, and an astrodome in the cabin roof.
During World War II, the armed forces of many countries used the C-47 and modified DC-3s for the transport of troops, cargo, and wounded. The U.S. Naval designation was R4D. More than 10,000 aircraft were produced in Long Beach and Santa Monica, California and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Between March 1943 and August 1945 the Oklahoma City plant produced 5,354 C-47s.
The C-47 was vital to the success of many Allied campaigns, in particular those at Guadalcanal and in the jungles of New Guinea and Burma, where the C-47 (and its naval version, the R4D) made it possible for Allied troops to counter the mobility of the light-traveling Japanese army. Additionally, C-47s were used to airlift supplies to the embattled American forces during the Battle of Bastogne. Possibly its most influential role in military aviation, however, was flying "The Hump" from India into China. The expertise gained flying "The Hump" was later be used in the Berlin Airlift, in which the C-47 played a major role, until the aircraft were replaced by Douglas C-54 Skymasters.
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It was the plane that made the airborne drops over Normandy possible, revolutionized commercial travel and soldiered on into the 21st Century: The C-47 Skytrain/ Dakota. ⚜ Support the Channel ⚜ - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/MilAvHistory - PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/BismarckYT VISIT THE YORKSHIRE AIR MUSEUM: http://yorkshireairmuseum.org/ ⚜ Find Me On Social Media ⚜ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/MilAvHistory - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milaviationhistory/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MilitaryAviationHistory ⚜ Sources ⚜ AAF Manual 51-129-2, Pilot training manual for the Skytrain C-47 A.P.2611 A, Vol.1., British Paratroop Equipment for C-47 and C-53 Aircraft, A.P. 2445 A & C - P.N. Pilot Notes for Dakota I & III Arthur Pearcy, The Douglas DC-3 Clive...
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World War-2 Vintage Douglas C-47 departs Richards Field, Florida after "resting" on the ground for a few years. A more complete video will be posted later.........
Video sponsored by Air Models https://airmodels.net/?aff=57 Scott Glover with the Mid America Flight Museum had the honor to fly with Gerald Parker in the museum's C-47. Gerald actually flew this exact airplane in WWII. This video really shows how fond Scott is of Gerald and how much respect he has towards him. Gerald looks like he hasn't forgotten a thing about flying the C-47!! We unfortunatly lost Gerald just days after shooting this video. He is sorely missed and thought of often. GOD bless you Gerald. RIP
Copyright © 2012 Malcolm Auld This video and audio material may not be used in any form without written permission. This C-47 Dakota was manufactured in the USA by Douglas in March 1942 and initially issued to the United States Army Air Force. In September that year the aircraft was transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and served in Canada during World War Two. It was subsequently deployed to Europe with the RCAF until declared surplus to requirements by the Canadians in 1971. Dakota dropping SEAT packs at RIAT 2004 The Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) at Farnborough then purchased the aircraft, which was allocated the UK military serial number KG661, as it had carried the serial '661' with the Canadians. During her time with the RAE, the Dakota was used for a variety o...
Daks Over Normandy is a multinational organization trying to bring as many C-47s and DC-3s to the UK and France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day in June of 2019. Learn more: https://www.daksovernormandy.com/home/ For more airshow and aviation videos, photos, and merchandise, check out our website at http://www.AirshowStuff.com Like us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AirshowStuff Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/AirshowStuff
The C-47 Skytrain "Placid Lassie" takes off and performs flybys at the 2018 Cleveland National Airshow in Cleveland, OH. For more airshow and aviation videos, photos, and merchandise, check out our website at http://www.AirshowStuff.com Like us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AirshowStuff Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/AirshowStuff
SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/lifeofluke The story of this USAF Douglas C-47 which crashed in the winter in remote mountains in the Yukon Territory, is one of incredible survival and rescue. I hike (and bike) in the massive distance from the nearest road, to visit this spectacular plane crash. Thanks for watching! Video and editing by Luke Gibson. If you appreciate my work, you can buy me a coffee at this link: https://www.ko-fi.com/O4O1AHT4 Follow me! Instagram: https://instagram.com/shotsbyluke/ Tweet at me: https://twitter.com/shotsbyluke Tumblr photo blog: http://lukegibsonphoto.tumblr.com Music: The Mugris - "Tsunami" https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Mugris/Talcahuano_Summer/The_Mugris_-_04_-_Tsunami Licensed under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Komiku - "Ba...
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota (RAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remains in front line service with various military operators to the present day.
The C-47 differed from the civilian DC-3 in numerous modifications, including being fitted with a cargo door and strengthened floor, along with a shortened tail cone for glider-towing shackles, and an astrodome in the cabin roof.
During World War II, the armed forces of many countries used the C-47 and modified DC-3s for the transport of troops, cargo, and wounded. The U.S. Naval designation was R4D. More than 10,000 aircraft were produced in Long Beach and Santa Monica, California and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Between March 1943 and August 1945 the Oklahoma City plant produced 5,354 C-47s.
The C-47 was vital to the success of many Allied campaigns, in particular those at Guadalcanal and in the jungles of New Guinea and Burma, where the C-47 (and its naval version, the R4D) made it possible for Allied troops to counter the mobility of the light-traveling Japanese army. Additionally, C-47s were used to airlift supplies to the embattled American forces during the Battle of Bastogne. Possibly its most influential role in military aviation, however, was flying "The Hump" from India into China. The expertise gained flying "The Hump" was later be used in the Berlin Airlift, in which the C-47 played a major role, until the aircraft were replaced by Douglas C-54 Skymasters.
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If you shed blood with me to this point, you deserve an explanation
For all the hell you've endured, while helping me reach my destination
And this effort to bless the nation
I've might had did more harm than good
But I've always showed you heart, this is just my but apart from would
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But also the brightest suburb
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I won't even talk about stare
From angry illogic rappers
Cause every time they get confronted, they'll give you head than dap ya
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So I devote this to my life, so much more than a catch of a jiggle
Dark days, bright nights
For that outside in the night, you know what Bubba's life is like
Bright nights, dark days
For them broads that truly love me and hate to see me live this way
Dark days, bright nights
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Though, my pockets don't reflex that
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Like God's shinning light right out of Heaven
But at the conclusion of every session
I wish that Dark Day to expose
The plight of my situation, no blow, no dough for big shows
But still they see we this close from seeing the promise land
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Being loved by the moms and dads
Which some of us wasn't blessed with
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Plus all that blood we shed what do nothin' but server their purpose