C-47 Skytrain Normandy Invasion Model Airplane

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C-47 Skytrain, Normandy Invasion History:

Designed by Douglas Aircraft, the C-47 Skytrain is a military transport derived from the DC-3 airliner, which made air travel popular and airline profits possible. In 1940, a large order was placed for the military DC-3, which was designated C-47. By 1941, the US Army Air Force had selected the C-47 as its standard transport aircraft. A reinforced fuselage floor and the addition of a large cargo door were the only major modifications. For both airline and military use, the aircraft proved to be tough, flexible, and easy to operate and maintain.

As a supply plane, the C-47 could carry up to 6,000 pounds of cargo. It could also hold a fully assembled jeep or a 37 mm cannon. As a troop transport, it carried 28 soldiers in full combat gear. As a medical airlift plane, it could accommodate 14 stretcher patients and three nurses. Seven basic versions were built, and the aircraft was given at least 22 designations, including the AC-47D gunship, the EC-47 electronic reconnaissance aircraft, the EC-47Q antiaircraft systems evaluation aircraft and the C-53 Skytrooper.

The ubiquity of the Skytrain and its ability to operate from very rough forward airstrips made it familiar to Allied forces stationed around the world. The C-47 not only pioneered in-theater wartime routes but also served as a VIP transport, general personnel transport, troop carrier, cargo transport, paratroop assault transport, glider tug, airborne ambulance, air-sea rescue craft, and special operations aircraft.

During World War II, the armed forces of many countries used the C-47 Skytrain for the transport of troops, cargo and the wounded. It was also used in the Battle of Normandy, the largest seaborne invasion in history, having involved almost three million troops crossing the English Channel from England to Normandy. The C-47 served as a paratroop carrier in the Normandy invasion, transporting paratroopers from two US Airborne Divisions, the 82nd and the 101st, during parachute combat assault operations on June 6, 1944.