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C-53 & D-Day Invasion with the Warbirds Living History Group
The Warbirds Living History Group joins the Texas Flying Legends Museum for a D-Day re-enactment. Members will paint invasion stripes and nose art on the TFLM’s C-53 (transport version of the DC-3/C-47) Monday starting at 10 a.m., re-enacting D-Day invasion preparations of June 1944. Nose art from the C-53 Duchess of Dakota will be painted on while the re-enactors paint the stripes. During World War II, Murray Lawler named his aircraft in honor of his wife Margaret. We will welcome Margaret Lawler to Oshkosh with “her” aircraft.
Registration Number | Date of Manufacture |
N603MC | |
Aircraft Role | Nickname |
Transport | C-53 |
Aircraft Type: | Wingspan: |
Douglas C-53 or DC 3 | 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 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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