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Skytrain

USA

C-47

Design country

USA

ROLE

Strategic / Tactical

First flight

1941

info

Crashed

Total in database

18

info

Land Leased

Displays

0

Squadrons

Production Analysis

Production Numbers

C-47D
Postwar Conversion
L2D
Japanese License-Built
487
Li-2
Soviet License-Built
6157
Dakota Mk I
RAF Transport (C-47)
1900
C-47
Military Transport
10174
VC-47
VIP Transport
C-47A
Military Transport
5254
Dakota Mk II
RAF Transport (DC-3)
200
C-47B
High-Altitude Transport
3364
R4D-1
Navy Transport
45
Dakota Mk III
RAF Transport (C-47A)
2000
TC-47
Trainer
SC-47
Search and Rescue
R4D-3
Navy Transport
32
Dakota Mk IV
RAF Transport (C-47B)
970
R4D-5
Navy Transport
144
C-47C
Seaplane Transport
1
R4D-6
Navy Transport
157
C-47R
VIP Transport
C-47E
Navigation Trainer
100
R4D-7
Navy Navigator Trainer
C-47K
Cargo Variant
C-47K
Cargo Variant
RC-47
Reconnaissance
C-47J
Arctic Transport
20
C-47F
Weather Recon
50
C-47L
Electronics Upgrade
150
C-47S
Search and Rescue
100
R4D-8 (C-117)
Navy Transport Upgrade
100
C-47M
Special Operations
AC-47
Gunship
53
EC-47
Electronic Warfare
100

​Key Statistics

Total Production:                                                 

Production Span:                                         

Variants Count:                                                           

Performance Range:                              

8,524

1940 -1944

3

417 - 446 mph

The C-47D designation was applied postwar to C-47Bs that had their high-altitude engines replaced with the standard R-1830-92 engines, effectively reverting to C-47A performance levels.

Pilots

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Squadron
Squadron
Variant

Serial Numbers

Serial Number
Variant
Named
Event
Date
Location
Factory
Manufacture Number
Status
41-001
10Jun53
ANA ANA
41-002
Condemned
41-003
Surveyed
41-003
41-003
41-003
41-004
41-004
41-004
41-005
12 Mar 1943
41-006
41-010
41-010
41-012
41-012
41-015
Condemned
41-016
41-016
41-018
Surveyed
41-020
41-023
41-025
41-036
05Feb44
Sqn RAAF
41-040
41-18337
41-18338
41-18339
41-18340
41-18341
41-18342
41-18343
41-18344
41-18345
41-18346
41-18347
41-18348
41-18349
41-18350
6Aug42
41-18351
17Aug42
41-18352
41-18353
41-18354
41-18355
41-18356
41-18357
41-18358
41-18359
41-18360
41-18361
41-18362
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Movies & Video Games

Books

Variant
First Flight
Max Speed
Max Range
Max Weght
Max Celling:
Wing Span
length
height
C-47D
01/01/1945
224
1600
26000
24000
95.0
64.5
16.9
L2D
01/01/1939
219
1300
25000
22000
94.5
62.0
16.7
Li-2
01/01/1939
211
1200
25200
21000
95.0
62.0
17.0
Dakota Mk I
01/01/1941
224
1600
25200
24000
95.0
64.5
16.9
C-47
01/01/1941
224
1600
26000
24000
95.0
64.5
16.9
VC-47
01/01/1942
224
1600
26000
24000
95.0
64.5
16.9
C-47A
01/01/1942
224
1600
26000
24000
95.0
64.5
16.9
Dakota Mk II
01/01/1942
215
1500
25200
22000
95.0
64.5
16.9
C-47B
01/01/1942
224
1600
26000
24000
95.0
64.5
16.9
R4D-1
01/01/1942
224
1500
25200
22000
95.0
64.5
16.9
Dakota Mk III
01/01/1942
224
1600
25200
24000
95.0
64.5
16.9
TC-47
01/01/1943
224
1600
26000
24000
95.0
64.5
16.9
SC-47
01/01/1943
224
1600
26000
24000
95.0
64.5
16.9
R4D-3
01/01/1943
224
1500
25200
22000
95.0
64.5
16.9
Dakota Mk IV
01/01/1943
95.0
64.5
16.9
R4D-5
01/01/1943
224
1500
26000
24000
95.0
64.5
17.0
C-47C
01/01/1943
205
1200
25500
21000
95.0
64.5
17.0
R4D-6
01/01/1944
224
1500
26000
24000
95.0
64.5
17.0
C-47R
01/01/1944
224
1400
26000
22000
95.0
64.5
16.9
C-47E
01/01/1944
215
1400
26000
22000
95.0
64.5
17.0
R4D-7
01/01/1944
224
1400
26000
24000
95.0
64.5
17.0
C-47K
01/01/1944
224
1400
26000
24000
95.0
64.5
16.9
C-47K
01/01/1944
224
1400
26000
24000
95.0
64.5
16.9
RC-47
01/01/1944
224
1600
26000
24000
95.0
64.5
16.9
C-47J
01/01/1945
210
1600
26000
22000
95.0
64.5
16.9
C-47F
01/01/1946
215
1400
26000
24000
95.0
64.5
17.0
C-47L
01/01/1950
224
1600
26000
24000
95.0
64.5
16.9
C-47S
01/01/1950
210
1400
26000
22000
95.0
64.5
17.0
R4D-8 (C-117)
01/01/1951
275
2100
29000
25000
95.0
76.4
17.5
C-47M
01/01/1960
224
1400
26000
22000
95.0
64.5
17.0
AC-47
01/01/1964
200
1500
26000
20000
95.0
64.5
17.0
EC-47
01/01/1965
220
1400
26000
22000
95.0
64.5
17.0

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