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.

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⚜ 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 Rowley, D-DAY RAF

David Isby, C-47/R4D Skytrain Units of the Pacific and CBI

Daniel Haulman, Before the D-Day Dawn,

Douglas J. Ingells, The Plane That Changed The World

Haynes, Douglas DC-3 Dakota 1935 onwards

Joachim Wolfer, Douglas DC-3

JMG Gradidge, The Douglas DC-3 and its predecessors,

Larry Davis, C-47 Skytrain in Action

Rene Fracillion, McDownell – Douglas since 1920

Technical Order No. 01-40NC-1, Pilot's Flight Operation Instructions C-47 Airplane,

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