73K views · 1.2K reactions | The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota (RAF...

242K views · 4.3K reactions | Checkout the cockpit of this WW2 Dakota C47 aircraft! 鸞 It’s a Warbird that’s saw action in the pacific, it was also the first plane to fly out of Darwin after Cyclone Tracy back in 1974! | The Travelling Jackaroo | Facebook

The Douglas C-47B Dakota, acquired in 1943, marked the RNZAF's entry into military transport aviation. Based on the DC-3 airliner, this American-built workhorse supported RNZAF units in the Pacific during World War II. No. 40 Squadron initially flew resupply missions, followed by No. 41 Squadron, which also repatriated servicemen and ex-POWs. Post-war, many Dakotas transitioned to the National Airways Corporation, while RNZAF Dakotas supported operations in Malaya. No. 42 Squadron operated VIP D

Douglas C-47 Skytrain 🛩 Perhaps no aircraft of World War II has been as durable or long-lived as the C-47 Skytrain. Utilizing Douglas Aircraft Company’s DC-3 civilian airliner airframe, it remains one of the most successful aircraft ever built. The DC-3 was the first aircraft to make civilian passenger travel reliable and profitable with the C-47 proving equally trustworthy in military service. A twin-engine, low-winged monoplane, the airframe included a light, all-metal alloy construction with