History: The Cavanaugh Flight Museum’s C-47 S/N 43-15935 was delivered to the USAAF on May 29th 1944, and served in the 7th Air Force in Manila. It was then transferred to the 20th Air Force, 7th Fighter Command based at Northwest Field, Guam. It is painted in D-Day military transport colors. Top Specifications Registration Number… More
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The Yankee Air Museum’s C-47 “Yankee Doodle Dandy”
History: Type History: The DC-3/C-47 is the probably the most versatile aircraft ever built. Over 13,000 were built during ten years of production. Every major US airline flew the DC-3. Many were converted to gunships during the Vietnam war. DC-3s and C-47s are still being flown today. Aircraft History: The “Yankee Doodle Dandy” was the… More