Douglas C-47 Dakota (Page 4): You did it again Roger! Great shots! Took me back to my early years on the Wirral Peninsular in what was then Cheshire but is now part of Merseyside. I...

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Sep 10, 2018 10:29:32 #

Caldian Loc: Crystal Lake, Michigan & traveling

Jolly Roger wrote:

Taken at Bournemouth Air Festival last weekend Aug. / Sept.
Aircraft displays the D. Day markings.

Best viewed in 'Download'.

Roger

You did it again Roger! Great shots! Took me back to my early years on the Wirral Peninsular in what was then Cheshire but is now part of Merseyside. I don’t know the airline but there was a regular air service between Speke airport in Liverpool and Northern Ireland using Dakotas and their engine noise was very specific. Used to be able to identify them just from that alone without seeing the actual plane. Not sure I could still do so! Thanks for the memories.

Sep 10, 2018 10:38:57 #

KoniOmegaflex Loc: Central KY

Nice. My father-in-law was a crew member on one of those in the CBI theater during WWII.

Sep 10, 2018 10:49:10 #

revhen Loc: By the beautiful Hudson

American military C-47 = British military Dakota = civilian DC3. The true work workhorse of the skies. First came out about 1936. I flew in one in the middle west some 40+ years ago. Recently saw some in San Juan, Puerto Rico, STILL FLYING. A thrill to see. Got photos somewhere proving the point -- but you'll have to take my word for it.

Sep 10, 2018 11:13:15 #

axiesdad Loc: Monticello, Indiana

Thank you for your service.

Richard Spencer wrote:

Great photos. Brings back good memories. I was an aircraft mechanic working on C-47's in 1943-44 getting them ready for D-Day.

Sep 10, 2018 11:32:38 #

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Very good set Roger.

Sep 10, 2018 12:44:54 #

Beard43 Loc: End of the Oregon Trail

Great series of a true workhorse of an aircraft.

Ron

Sep 10, 2018 13:41:48 #

drivered Loc: Capital District, NY

Thanks for sharing

Sep 10, 2018 13:44:51 #

R. Bush Loc: Ogden, UT

The DC-3 or C-47 is one of the all time greatest airplane. To the best of my knowledge, none of them have ever crashed because of a structural frame failure.

Sep 10, 2018 14:44:23 #

Daryl New Loc: Wellington,New Zealand

Great set,thanks....

Sep 10, 2018 17:13:39 #

chasgroh Loc: Buena Park, CA

...when he was alive and still flying, my dad, Capt. Cliff Groh, would talk endlessly about how good and stabile the C-47 was for him. He was an original AVG Flying Tiger, and when the US Army moved in to take over operations, he and a few other "Tigers" opted to not go back into the (US) service, instead flying "The Hump" for CNAC (Chinese National Aviation Corporation). The Hump was the route flown over the Himalayas to China from India...the old man had 475 missions. When I was in 'Nam he wrote once that CNAC was the beginnings of Air America...you can imagine some of the cargos those guys were carrying, lol...great set, BTW!

Sep 10, 2018 18:05:25 #

crazylarry

I was in one of those in the 50's when we had a fire on board and we all had to put on a parachute, the five of us never had a experience in jumping. There were a many nervous faces among us. Got the fire out and landed somewhere in Utah OK!

Sep 10, 2018 18:15:40 #

Kuzano

I rode aboard the civilian airliner version of this aircraft (The DC3) from home to my basic training at Fort Ord, Ca in 1964

Sep 10, 2018 18:44:05 #