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C-47 Skytrain in Flight

In 1941 the Army Air Forces selected a modified version of the DC-3 -- the C-47 Skytrain -- to become its standard transport aircraft. The C-47 could carry up to 6,000 pounds of cargo and could hold a fully assembled jeep or a 37 mm cannon. It could carry 28 soldiers in full combat gear or 14 stretcher patients and three nurses as a medical airlift plane. Seven basic versions were built, and the aircraft was given at least 22 designations. C-47s remained in active military service long after the end of World War II. They played a critical role in the 1948 Berlin Airlift and saw action in the Korean and Vietnam wars.

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Unique identifier BI219032

Boeing ID 97g05211

Type Image

Size 5631px × 4472px 24MB

License type RM

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