Cavanaugh Flight Museum C-47 Skytrain

Cavanaugh Flight Museum C-47 Skytrain


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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.

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Specifications

Registration Number Date of Manufacture
N33VW 1944
Aircraft Role Nickname
Transport Skytrain
Aircraft Type: Wingspan:
Douglas C-47 95 feet
Overall length: Empty weight:
64 feet 5.5 inches 16,865 pounds
Gross weight: Fuel capacity:
25,200 pounds 2125 miles
Oil capacity Engine type:
Two 1200 hp Pratt & Whitney R1830 or Wright Cyclone R1820 radial piston engines
Propeller type: Max Speed
Three Blade Hamilton Standard 230 mph
Rate of Climb Cruise Speed
207 mph
Service Ceiling Number of Crew
23,200 feet Two Crew
Armament Bomb Load
None None
Number Built Number Surviving
13177 300+

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Photos

Cavanaugh Flight Museum C-47

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Restoration


Restoration Images

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Links
http://www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com/
http://www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com/index.php/component/content/article/75
http://www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com/index.php/component/content/article/121

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