After serving two years in the South Carolina National Guard , Twenty eight years active duty Air Force, seventeen years Civil Service and eighteen months as a Government Contractor, I can truly say that I have retired. Wish I had never hung it up but things in my life changed and not really for the better. However, I loved every minute of it.
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Anyone who knows me and comes across my name at this site, Please feel free to call or email me. I look forward to hearing from you all. Gil
This is the first Aircraft I flew on in the Air Force. I flew from Fort Jackson, South Carolina where I enlisted to Lackland AFB, Texas for basic Training. I'm not sure if it was a C-47 or a DC-3.
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C-47 Skytrain/Dakota Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
During World War II, the armed forces of many countries used the C-47 and modified DC-3s for the transport of troops, cargo and wounded. Over 10,000 aircraft were produced in Long Beach and Santa Monica, California and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma City plant produced 5,354 C-47s from March 1943 until August 1945.
Model Douglas C-47 Skytrain / Dakota Mk I Length 63.75 ft | 19.43 m Width 95.51 ft | 29.11 m Height 16.99 ft | 5.18 m Engine(s) 2 x Pratt & Whintey R-1830-92 14-cylinder radial piston engines delivering 1,200hp each. Empty Weight 18,199 lbs | 8,255 kg MTOW 25,999 lbs | 11,793 kg Max Speed 230 mph | 370 km/h | 200 kts Max Range 1,600 miles | 2,575 km Ceiling 23,999 ft | 7,315 m | 4.5 miles Climb Rate 1,041 ft/min Hardpoints None. Armament None. Accommodations 3 + 27
