Douglas Dakota aircraft

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The Douglas Dakota aircraft is a military transport plane, known in civilian service as the Douglas DC-3, widely used during and after World War II for cargo and troop transport.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft
military transport aircraft
airframeMaterial all-metal
alsoKnownAs Dakota
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Douglas DC-3 (military variant)
linked to: Douglas DC-3
category World War II transport aircraft
low-wing aircraft
twin piston-engined tractor aircraft
civilianDerivative Douglas DC-3
continuedUse post-World War II transport
countryOfOrigin United States
crew 2 to 3
engineConfiguration twin-engine
engineType piston engine
enteredService late 1930s
firstFlight 1935
influence set standard for military transport aircraft design
landingGear taildragger
manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company
maxSpeed around 370 km/h
militaryDesignationUS C-47 Skytrain
NATOReportingName Dakota
notableOperation Burma campaign air supply
D-Day airborne operations
Operation Market Garden
numberBuilt over 10000 (all DC-3/C-47 variants)
primaryEraOfUse World War II
propulsion propeller-driven
range around 2400 km
role cargo transport
medical evacuation
paratroop transport
troop transport
serviceCeiling around 7300 m
status some examples still flying
typicalCapacity around 2000 to 3000 kg of cargo
around 28 paratroops
usedBy Royal Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal New Zealand Air Force
South African Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
usedInConflict Berlin Airlift
Second World War
linked to: World War II
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane

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Operation Plainfare uses Douglas Dakota aircraft
RAF Coningsby hostsAircraftType Douglas Dakota (Battle of Britain Memorial Flight)
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RAF Transport Command aircraftOperated Douglas Dakota
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No. 38 Group RAF aircraftTypeOperated Douglas Dakota
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No. 30 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Douglas Dakota
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No. 24 Squadron RAF historicalAircraft Douglas Dakota
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National Air Force Museum of Canada hasNotableAircraft Douglas CC-129 Dakota
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No. 84 Squadron RAF historicalAircraft Douglas Dakota
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No. 11 Squadron RAAF aircraftOperated Douglas Dakota
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No. 46 Group RAF aircraftTypeOperated Douglas Dakota
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RAF Coningsby basedAircraftType Douglas Dakota
subject linked to: RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire
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No. 216 Squadron RAF operatedAircraft Douglas Dakota
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No. 353 Squadron RAF operatedAircraft Douglas Dakota
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RNAS Stretton hostedAircraftType Douglas Dakota
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No. 110 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Douglas Dakota
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Operation Manna aircraftUsed Douglas Dakota
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Battle of Britain Memorial Flight aircraftOperated Douglas Dakota
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RAF Ferry Command usedAircraftType Douglas Dakota
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XXIV Squadron aircraftOperated Douglas Dakota
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RAF Tengah aircraftOperated Douglas Dakota
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No. 60 Squadron RAF (historical) aircraftOperated Douglas Dakota
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RAF Colerne aircraftOperated Douglas Dakota
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Dakota Airport namedAfter Douglas DC-3 Dakota aircraft
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No. 24 Squadron RAAF aircraftOperated Douglas Dakota
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