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R4D E-10437: C-47 in Flight - Armstrong Flight …
Feb 6, 2002 · NASA Flight Research Center's Douglas R4D-5/C-47H (Bu. No. 17136) in flight, with its landing gear extended, in 1963. The R4D Skytrain was one of the early workhorses for NACA and NASA at Edwards Air Force Base, …
Douglas R4D Skytrain - NASA
Sep 28, 2009 · NASA Flight Research Center’s Douglas R4D-5/C-47H (Bu. No. 17136) in flight, with its landing gear extended, in 1963. The R4D Skytrain was one of the work horses for …
NASA Dryden C-47 / R4D Graphics Collection
Apr 9, 2003 · The C-47/R4D Skytrain was one of the work horses for NACA and NASA at Edwards AFB spanning a time from 1952 to 1984. The aircraft was designated R4D by the Navy, the C-47 by the Army and the Air Force, the DC …
Douglas C-47 Skytrain - This Day in Aviation
Dec 23, 2024 · As the Allied formation of 144 Douglas C-47 Skytrain transports approached the Sicilian shoreline, ships of the invasion force mistook them for enemy aircraft and opened fire. …
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C-47 in Flight : NASA/Dryden Flight Research Center …
NASA Flight Research Center's Douglas R4D-5/C-47H (Bu. No. 17136) in flight, with its landing gear extended, in 1963. The R4D Skytrain was one of the early workhorses for NACA and NASA at Edwards Air Force Base, California, from …
23 December 1941 - This Day in Aviation
Dec 23, 2024 · The Douglas C-47 Skytrain is an all-metal twin-engine, low wing monoplane transport with retractable landing gear. It was operated by a minimum flight crew of two pilots, a navigator and a radio operator.
C-47 Tows M2-F1 Lifting Body - NASA
Sep 28, 2009 · The M2-F1 Lifting Body is seen here being towed behind a C-47 at the Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA. In this rear view, the M2-F1 is flying above and to one side of …
Douglas C-47 Skytrain - Wikipedia
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota (RAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II. During the war the C-47 was used for troop …
Douglas R4D-1 Skytrain | This Day in Aviation
Dec 23, 2024 · The Douglas C-47 Skytrain is an all-metal twin-engine, low wing monoplane transport with retractable landing gear. It was operated by a minimum flight crew of two pilots, a navigator and a radio operator.
