01 Douglas C-47 Skytrain	02 Douglas C-47 Skytrain	03 Douglas C-47 Skytrain	04 C-47 Diorama
05 C-47 Engine Change	06 C-47 Skytrain Main Gear	07 Douglas C-47 Skytrain	08 Douglas C-47 Skytrain
09 Douglas C-47 Skytrain	10 C-47 Skytrain Cargo Door	11 Douglas C-47 Skytrain	12 C-47 Skytrain Cargo Door
13 Paracrate	14 Pratt & Whitney R1830 Radial	15 Douglas C-47 Skytrain	16 C-47 Skytrain Cargo Door

Douglas C-47 Skytrain Specifications:

A Navy version of the Douglas C-47 can be found at the Mid Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, PA

Length: 76 feet, 4 inches
Wingspan: 108 feet, 0 inches
Height: 22 feet, 0 inches
Crew: 2
Weight: Empty - 18,135lbs Max Takeoff - 26,000lbs
Max Speed: 224mph at 8,500 feet
Cruise Speed: 160mph
Range: 3,600 miles
Service Ceiling: 26,400 feet
Fuel Capacity: 804 gallons in wings, optional 900 additional gallons in 9 cabin tanks
Powerplant: Two Pratt & Whitney R1830 radial engines 1,200hp each
Armament:
 None
First Flight : December 17, 1935
Cost: $233,000

Another C-47 Skytrain can be seen at the US Air Force Base in Dayton, OH

This C-47 carried paratroopers on D-Day, towed a glider for the Market Garden operation, and participated in the Berlin Airlift.

The work that the Air Command Mobility Museum's staff and volunteers have done on this aircraft is just outstanding. When you visit you must see the before photos. The forward fuselage was partly crushed, the cockpit and other parts of the C-47 were stripped, and all the fuselage ribs in the cargo area had been deliberately broken with a hammer.

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