| Douglas C47 Skytrain (a.k.a. DC3 & Dakota) - 1940 Mission Transport Max Speed 180 MPH Range 1,200 NauticalMiles First Flight December 1935 In Service Operational June 1936 (American Airlines) and still being used commercially across the globe Other The C47, originally known as the DC3, started as one of the first commercial civilian airliners. Best known for the "Berlin Airlift", the C47 dropped food, clothing and medical supplies to keep Berliners alive during the Russian occupation after WWII . The museum's C47 is one of the few flyable C47's with a paratrooper configuration and is a WWII veteran, dropping troops for the D-Day invasion. |














