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Douglas C-47 Skytrain

The Douglas C-47 Skytrain, C-53 Skytrooper, and C-47 Dakota (RAF designation) are military transport aircraft that were developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner. Used extensively by the Allies during World War II, including license-built Russian Lisunov Li-2, and civilian DC-3s modified and pressed into military service, the planes proved to be quite versatile and robust, serving as transporters of personnel, cargo, and wounded. The C-53 Skytrooper variant was used in vast numbers later in the war, towing gliders and dropping paratroops. By the time production ceased in 1952, over 16,000 of these aircraft had been produced and remain in use all over the world to this very day.

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Scenic Night Flights in the CAF Airbase Arizona’s Combat Veteran C-47A Skytrain

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The Commemorative Air Force’s Airbase Arizona Flying Museum in Mesa, Arizona is offering two spectacular scenic night flights on May 7 and 21 at 7:30 p.m., each of which will offer unique and inspiring views of […]

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CAF Highland Lakes Squadron Receives a Douglas Dakota

November 22, 2019 Editor 0

The Commemorative Air Force’s Highland Lakes Squadron in Burnet, Texas has just received the donation of a former Royal Air Force Douglas Dakota Mk.IV. Currently nicknamed Texas Zephyr and displayed in a magnificent, mirror-like, bare aluminum finish, […]

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Doc’s Friends to Host C-47 ‘Betsy’s Biscuit Bomber’ at Open House June 29/30

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Doc’s Friends, the group which restored, maintains and operates the Boeing B-29 Superfortress known as Doc, has announced a special open house at their facility in Wichita, Kansas over the weekend of June 29/30. The […]

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D-Day Squadron Flypast Over Washington, DC

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As the D-Day Squadron gathers their Douglas C-47s in Oxford, Connecticut in preparation for their imminent departure to Europe and the 75th Anniversary celebrations for D-Day this June, we thought it might be interesting for […]

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Pacific Trailways – New Zealand Scenic Air Tours Aboard a C-47

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We would like to welcome aboard Pacific Trailways as a new sponsor. As you will see from their article below, the company is heavily invested in the promotion and safe operation of a vintage warbird, […]

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Placid Lassie – Honoring Airborne Heritage

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The annual Airborne Awards Festival took place over the weekend of April 19th – 21st, 2018 at Fort Benning near Columbus, Georgia. Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment hosted the event, which featured […]

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About This Aircraft CAF Airbase Arizona has recently embarked on an ambitious program to restore Old Number 30, a C-47 with a distinguished World War II special operations history, and maintain the aircraft as a […]

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PRESS RELEASE  – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) is organizing the “12 Planes of Christmas,” a holiday giving campaign that enables people to support the restoration and operation of World War II aircraft. Located at […]

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CAF Announces $250K Stretch Goal to Restore Historic C-47 to Flying Condition

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PRESS RELEASE – After successfully securing the $75,000 needed to rescue That’s All, Brother, the plane the led the D-Day invasion, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) has set a new stretch goal to raise $250,000 […]

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By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The Douglas C-47 Skytrain flew for the first time 73 years ago today. Developed from the Douglas DC-3, the C-47 was the most widely-used transport of World War II. Douglass built […]

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