The DC-3, the most famous of all transport aeroplanes has become known in nearly every part of the world as Dakota. It has been used by practically every nation from the United States of America to the Soviet Union, by both China and all of the Allies during World War II.
After the second world war, it was used in the Berlin airlift, in Korea, during the Israeli-Arab conflicts, and finally became famous in its offensive role in Vietnam as the AC-47 "Gunship".
The principle military version of the DC-3 was the C-47 Skytrain. The C-47 could be fitted either as a trooper, with folding benches or as a heavy freighter.
Specifications:
Crew: 4 (Pilot, co-pilot, navigator, radio operator)
Capacity: 28 troops or 6,000lbs of cargo.
Length: 63ft 9in
Wingspan: 95ft 6in
Powerplant: 2 x Pratt & Whitney R 1830 90C Twin Wasp 14 cylinder air cooled radial piston engines, 1,200hp each.
