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Douglas C-47

Posted in Transports on Jun 22nd, 2007 No Comments »

The C-47 was used by the Army Air Corps during WWII as a troop carrier and cargo plane. It is known as the “Dakota” and the “Skytrain”.

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Curtis C-46

Posted in Transports on Jun 11th, 2007 No Comments »

“The largest and heaviest twin-engine aircraft to see service with the Army Air Forces, this transport gained its greatest fame in airlifting supplies over “the Hump” (the Himalaya Mountains) in the China-Burma-India theater in World War II, although it saw action in every theater. The C-46 began its career as a pressurized, 36-passenger airliner with […]

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