Douglas C-47 Skytrain / Dakota at IWM Duxford 4th June 2023

Check out this cool view of our Douglas C-47 “Gooney Bird”👀 what’s your favorite thing about this versatile aircraft? Ours is the C-47’s longevity, derived from the Douglas engineers building in more strength than was necessary, endowing the airplane with a virtually unlimited service life. There are still C-47s flying in countries around the world! #pearlharboraviationmuseum #douglasc47skytrain #gooneybird #wwiiaviation | Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum

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The Museum’s C-47, or "096," was made by the Douglas Aircraft Company in Oklahoma City, and was delivered to the US Army Air Forces in April 1944. In service, she dropped pathfinders from the 82nd Airborne on D-day, then went on to fly in Operation Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge, and Operation Varsity. After World War II, "096" was declared surplus and sold to Finnish Air Lines. She also served for a time in the Finnish Air Force and on camera in the film "A Bridge Too Far." She later wo