Cavanaugh Flight Museum C-47 Skytrain | EAA Warbirds QR Code Website

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+