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.
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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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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