It was the plane that made the airborne drops over Normandy possible, revolutionized commercial travel and soldiered on into the 21st Century: The C47 Skytrain/ Dakota.

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⚜ Sources ⚜
AAF Manual 511292, Pilot training manual for the Skytrain C47

A.P.2611 A, Vol.1., British Paratroop Equipment for C47 and C53 Aircraft,

A.P. 2445 A & C P.N. Pilot Notes for Dakota I & III

Arthur Pearcy, The Douglas DC3

Clive Rowley, DDAY RAF

David Isby, C47/R4D Skytrain Units of the Pacific and CBI

Daniel Haulman, Before the DDay Dawn,

Douglas J. Ingells, The Plane That Changed The World

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Joachim Wolfer, Douglas DC3

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Technical Order No. 0140NC1, Pilot's Flight Operation Instructions C47 Airplane,

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