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North American Dakota
North American Dakota 1.jpg
C-47s unloading at Tempelhof Airport during the Berlin Airlift - photo US Navy
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History
Type twin engine monoplane
Role Airliner & transport aircraft
Designer Douglas Aircraft
Manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company
Produced 1936 - 1942, 1950
Number built 10,174
Primary users USAAF; RAF; RCAF, + 95 others
In service 1941 - present


Remarks

Developed for military purposes from the Douglas DC-3 (only 670 of the civilian DC-3 variant was produced}. The military version included a cargo door, hoist attachment and strengthened floor, with an astrodome in the cabin roof. The 2,000 purchase by Britain and Commonwealth countries (Australia 124) was known as a Dakota, while others knew it as a "gooney bird". It could carry up to 28 passengers; 2.5 tons of cargo; or 18 Stretcher patients.

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two or three (2 x pilots & Navigator)
  • Length: 19.7 m
  • Wingspan: 29.0 m
  • Height: 5.16 m
  • Empty weight: 7,650 kg
  • Max takeoff weight: 1,431 kg
  • Powerplant: 2 x Pratt & Whitney 14 cy air cooled piston engines 890 kw each.
  • Maximum speed: 370 km/h at 2,590 m
  • Range: 2,400 km
  • Service ceiling: 7,100 m
  • Armament
  • Guns:
  • Bombs:

Crew members

Ground Crew

No. 4 Aircraft Depot RAAF