The C-47 Skytrain produced by The Douglas Aircraft Company referred to as the Dakota was developed from the Douglas DC-3 Airliner. The C-47 Skytrain or Dakota primary use was for military transport aircraft. The C-47 was used extensively by the U.S. and the Allies during World War II. The C-47 Skytrain maintained frontline operations into the 50s and some are still in service to this very day.

C-47 Skytrain Development

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Many modifications brought the C-47 up to the specification for military service. Major updates included a large cargo door and a strengthened floor to support heavy cargo.

Many different countries made use of the C-47 and DC-3s converted for troop transport and cargo. 10,000 of the aircraft were built in 2 locations in California, Long Beach and Santa Monica. C-47s were also built in Oklahoma and the plant put out 5,354 aircraft between March of 43 and August of 45.

C-47 Skytrain Airworthiness

Douglas responded to the airworthiness requirements that limited the use of the surplus C-47 Skytrain for commercial use. By the late 1940s Douglas offered a conversion to modify the aircraft to meet the new aircraft regulations. Single engine performance was updated along with much improved takeoff with increased speed. What came out of the modifications was almost a completely new aircraft designated as the DC-3S or Super DC-3. The modifications made it 39” longer with a new swept back wing with larger tail surfaces allowed 30 passengers to be carried. Engine upgrades to the Wright R-1820 Cyclones rated at 1,475 hp or the Pratt & Whitney R-2000 rated at 2,000 hp. The new more powerful engines required larger nacelles. Other changes included wheel well doors and the tail wheel even retracted partially. Flush rivets and antennas with much lower drag and more powerful engines boosted the top speed to 250 mph.

The modifications amounted to almost 75% of the original C-47/DC-3 being changed out. The changes made almost a completely new aircraft. The maiden flight of the first DC-3S occurred in June of 1949. The modifications proved to be too costly for the target small operators and only three were purchased by Capital Airlines. The U.S. Navy had 100 of its R4D aircraft modified to the DC-3S specifications. Designated the R4D-8 and later renamed the C-117D.

C-47 Skytrain Operational History

The overall successes of many of the Allied campaigns were due to the C-47. The Naval version the R4D gave the Allied troops the ability to counter the Japanese army’s mobility. Other successful campaigns were Guadalcanal, New Guinea and Burma. Another success was the airlift of supplies to American forces in the Battle of Bastogne. Flying the Hump was a very influential role of military aviation. Flying the Hump India to China was a lesson later applied to the Berlin Airlift until the C-47 Skytrain was replaced by the C-54.

The C-53 Skytrooper was a variant of the C-47 used to tow Waco CG-4A gliders and carry and drop paratroops. With the help of Army engineers and Seabees construction of landing strips on small islands of the South Pacific C-47s ferried soldiers serving in the Pacific Theater.

The C-47 nickname Dakota came from the British Commonwealth. The acronym (DACoTA) was taken from the Douglas Aircraft Company Transport Aircraft. The C-47 also earned another nickname in the European Theater, the (Gooney Bird).

The C-47 Skytrain was in continuous service with the USAF Strategic Air Command from 1946 up through 1967.

The Pakistan Army was supplied by the Pakistan Air Force flying C-47 cargo planes while fighting the Indo-Pakistan War against India in 1947.

The United States Air Force used a number of C-47 Variations in the Vietnam War. A few called the Electric Gooney carried advanced electronic warfare equipment carried designations EC-47N, EC-47P and EC-47Q based on the type of engines used on the aircraft. The AC-47 Spooky admired by American Troops on the ground got the nickname of (Puff The Magic Dragon). A very powerful gunship would fly by and open up firing 3 7.62 mm mini-guns and after a few short puffs of smoke the enemy would stop shooting back like magic.

From the 40s through the 80s the Royal Canadian Air Force used C-47s for radar training, search and rescue and navigation and transportation.

To this very day many C-47s still fly for civilian use some have exceptional upgrades to modern fuel efficient turboprop engines. After World War II there were many surplus C-47s converted to civil airline use. There is a warbird museum in Titusville, Florida that maintains a C-47 Skytrain that still flies in its original World War II colors in air shows and provides rides for spectators.

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For more than 3 grueling year’s courageous air crews of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress attacked strategic targets. The B-17 was one of the most popular bombers with the American public. The reason was the sheer beauty of Boeing’s Flying Fortress. It was still seen as an elegant aircraft even with the chin turrets and guns.

A lot of the success of the B-17 had to do with its 4 turbo super-charged engines. If the Flying Fortress did not have them it would have meant it would have had to fly at lower altitudes. There it would have been more be more vulnerable to enemy fighter and anti-aircraft attacks.

The very distinguished service of the U.S. 8th Air Force equipped mainly with the Boeing B-17. The 8th Air Force performed precision bombing far and wide over Germany from 1942 to 1945. Whittling away at the Luftwaffe, the B-17 saw some of the biggest and bloodiest air battles of World War II.

The Boeing B-17 developed for the United States Army Air Corps was a 4 engine bomber. Boeing competing against Martin and Douglas in the 1930s for a contract to build 200 bombers, their entry more than outperformed both the competitors. At first Boeing lost the contract because the prototype crashed. But the brass was so impressed with the design that the U.S. Army Air Corps ordered 13 of the B-17s. So successful the B-17 Flying Fortress went on to be the first mass-produced large aircraft in full-scale production.

The United States Army Air Forces employed the B-17 primarily in daylight precision strategic bombing campaign against the German Industrial and military targets. The 8th Army Air Corps based in England and the 15th Air Force was based in Italy served to complement the RAF Bomber command’s nighttime operation called “Operation Pointblank”. This was one of the first big steps in securing air superiority over the battlefields of Western Europe.

The B-17 served some in the War in the Pacific in raids against the Japanese airfields and shipping.

Many great stories exist today about the extensive battle damage the strategic weapon took and was still able to make it back home. These stories took on great mythic proportions and many photos were taken and circulated raising its iconic status. Out of the 1.5 million tons of bombs dropped on Germany 640,000 were from the B-17.

A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress model will enhance any collection with its sheer beauty. We have provided some of the top selections for you pleasure.

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Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

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With exceptional cargo hauling ability and rather unusual appearance the C-119 earned the name “Flying Boxcar”. The C-82 Packet was built for the Air Force Tactical Air Command and had some serious problems in its 9 years of service. So the C-119 was built to address all of the C-82 Packet problems.

The first C-119 was constructed with a much more ridged airframe that was much stronger. The first prototype rolled out in November of 1947 as the XC-82B.

Later Henry J. Kaiser received the contract to build C-119s at the former B-24 Liberator plant in Belleville, Michigan. Kaiser would build the C-119F model that differed in that it had Wright R-3350-85 Duplex Cyclone engines. Fairchild use Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major radial engines. The Wright engine was used on the B-29 and was a reliable design but it did not have the superchargers Like the Pratt & Whitney R-4360 engines. The C-119 performance was almost identical in both versions.

C-119 Flying Boxcar Variants

Two variants of the C-119 were converted into potent weapons the AC-119G Shadow and the AC-119K Stinger. The AC-119G had 4 six barrel 7.62 mini-guns installed with added armor plating, flares, and night flying infrared equipment. The AC-119K Stinger got more potent upgrades with two 20 mm cannons and two GE J85-GE-17 turbojets adding an extra 6,000 lbf of thrust. Two other variants were built the EC-119J for satellite tracking and another prototype with larger wings and tail called the YC-119H.

Another modification was made for civilian use, featured Westinghouse J34 turbojet with an extra 3,400 lbf of thrust. A nacelle was installed above the fuselage in a Jet Pack configuration.

C-119 Flying Boxcar Military Service

The C-119 with the 314th Troop Carrier Group in 1950 served in the Korea War. C-119C including F and G models served in Europe with the U.S. Air Force and the Far East Air Force from 1951 through 1962. The 150 or so aircraft operated from Greenland all the way to India. Another group of as many operated and served in the Pacific and Far East.

C-119 Flying Boxcars saw service with the USAF Strategic Air Command from 1955 all the way to 1973.

For some of the more interesting service for the C-119s was the aerial recovery of some of the high altitude instrument packages carried by balloon. Based in Hawaii some of the aerial recoveries included the Corona Spy Satellite Program. A C-119 had the first successful recovery of film from a spy satellite in August of 1960.

The C-119s saw extensive service in Vietnam that started in 1953 with aircraft that were on loan by the CIA to support French troops. The Boxcars were flown by America CIA pilots with French markings on the planes.

The Indian Government bought C-119s with approval of President Kennedy to be used in the Sine-Indian War of 1962. The C-119s got extensive use to supply the Indian forces.

All the C-119s that were modified to the AC-119G Shadows and AC119K Stingers were transferred to the South Vietnamese when the war ended for the Americans in 1973.

The C-119 Flying Boxcar is such an unusual design aircraft it will be sure to stand out in any model airplane collection.

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The Fairchild AC-119G Shadow and AC-119K Stinger were twin-engine piston-powered gunships developed by the United States during the Vietnam War. They replaced the inadequate AC-47 Spooky and operated alongside the early versions of the AC-130 Spectre gunship. By late 1967, the idea of the fixed-wing gunship had been proven so successful that the United States Air Force was having a difficult time keeping up with demand. The newer AC-130s that had been created under Project Gunship II were effective, but were being mostly used for interdiction of the Ho Chi Minh trail. Furthermore, the C-130 airframe was in active service as a transport, vital to the war effort in Southeast Asia. The Air Force desperately needed a new gunship to replace the vulnerable and underpowered AC-47 in the close air support role (CAS), as well as supplementing the AC-130 in attacking targets on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The C-119 Flying Boxcar presented an obvious choice, having been phased out of frontline service in favor of the C-123 and C-130, and with the stock of available airframes in U.S. Air Force Reserve being sufficient. In February 1968, under the USAF program Project Gunship III, 26 C-119Gs were converted to AC-119G standard, initially taking on the name "Creep," but later assigned the callsign "Shadow."[1] These aircraft were primarily intended to replace the AC-47 in the CAS role. In addition, Fairchild-Hiller, which was contracted for all the conversions, converted another 26 C-119Gs into AC-119Ks primarily for the "truck hunter" role over the Ho Chi Minh Trail. These aircraft were called "Stingers" primarily in reference to the two M61 Vulcan 20 mm cannons they carried in addition to the AC-119G's four GAU-2/A miniguns. The AC-119K could be visually distinguished by the addition of two General Electric J85 turbojet engines in underwing pods. The conversions were completed at Fairchild-Hiller's facility in St. Augustine, Florida.

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This high quality replica is handcrafted from mahogany and comes with a wooden base. Length is 14-3/4 and wingspan is 18-3/4""

The Fairchild AC-119G Shadow and AC-119K Stinger were twin-engine piston-powered gunships developed by the United States during the Vietnam War. They replaced the AC-47 Spooky and operated alongside the early versions of the AC-130 Spectre gunship. By late 1967, the idea of the fixed-wing gunship had been proven so successful that the United States Air Force was having a difficult time keeping up with demand. The newer AC-130s that had been created under Project Gunship II were effective, but were being mostly used for interdiction of the Ho Chi Minh trail. In addition, Fairchild-Hiller, which was contracted for all the conversions, converted another 26 C-119Gs into AC-119Ks primarily for the "truck hunter" role over the Ho Chi Minh Trail. These aircraft were called "Stingers" primarily in reference to the two M61 Vulcan 20 mm cannons they carried in addition to the AC-119G's four GAU-2/A miniguns. The AC-119K could be visually distinguished by the addition of two General Electric J85 turbojet engines in underwing pods. The conversions were completed at Fairchild-Hiller's facility in St. Augustine, Florida. The AC-119G and 119K continued to serve in extremely small numbers with the Republic of Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) until the de facto reunification of the country in 1975. During the Vietnam War, only five AC-119 Gunship IIIs were lost to all causes.

The Boeing 314 (known also as the Clipper or Super Clipper, after the name given by Pan American World Airways) was a long-range flying boat produced by the Boeing Airplane Company between 1938 and 1941 and is comparable to the British Short S.26. One of the largest aircraft of the time, it used the massive wing of Boeing?s earlier XB-15 bomber prototype to achieve the range necessary for flights across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Twelve Clippers were built for Pan Am, three of which were sold to BOAC in 1941 before delivery.

Douglas C-124 Globemaster II

C-124C Globemaster is a fine addition to any model airplane collection!

From the 1950 all the way to the 1960s the C-124 was the heavy lift transport aircraft of the USAF Military Air Transport Service. By the early 1960s it was replaced by the C-141 Starlifter. The C-124 served the Military Air Transport Service and the Military Airlift Command on active duty. C-124 Globemaster II later served the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard up until 1974.

Developed by Douglas Aircraft the C-124 prototype came out of lessons learned from the Berlin Airlift and the C-74 Globemaster. The C-124 is powered by 4 Pratt & Whitney R-4360 engines that put out 3,800 hp each. The Globemaster will carry 68,500 lbs of cargo. The aircraft had two clamshell doors that were very large and a cargo elevator under the rear fuselage. Inside the 77 ft cargo bay there were two hoists capable of lifting 8000 lbs each. The C-124 Globemaster could carry just about anything. The Globemaster was built to carry tanks, guns, heavy equipment or as many as 200 troops with all their gear. On its double decks 127 litter patients with attendants could also be carried. It was a major advantage to carring tanks and heavy equipment without disassembly.

C-124As were being delivered starting in May of 1950. The first one to fly was in November of 1949. Later upgrades included engines that had a lot more power and radar installed in a thimble one the nose for weather detection. The plane needed deicing capability and cabin heat which was solved with wingtip combustion heaters. All C-124As included the enhancements in later versions.

Service began with the Korean War for the C-124s and they were used in Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica. The C-124 Globemaster performed heavy lift cargo operations for the military around the world. By 1959 the C-124 was transporting Thor missiles to England across the Atlantic.

C-124 Globemaster Used Extensively in Vietnam

There was a lot of heavy cargo carried to Vietnam from the U.S. until the C-5A Galaxy became available. At the time the U.S. aircraft available to carry heavy cargo was the C-124 and the C-133 a sister aircraft.

The C-124 Globemaster went into service first with the USAF Strategic Air Command or (SAC) as its initial operator. It remained in service with SAC through 1962 to airlift nuclear weapon, heavy cargo and troops on overseas deployments.

Military Air Transport Service and later Military Airlift Command operated the C-124 until 1966. By 1970 all remaining C-124s finished their duty with the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard. The very last C-124 Globemaster to retire was in September of 1974 of the Georgia Air National Guard the 165th Airlift Wing.

The Douglas C-124 Globemaster II is such an unusual aircraft it would make a fantastic addition to any model airplane collection.

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The Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, nicknamed "Old Shakey", was a heavy-lift cargo aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, California. The C-124 was the primary heavy-lift transport for United States Air Force Military Air Transport Service (MATS) during the 1950s and early 1960s until the C-141 Starlifter entered service. It served in MATS, later Military Airlift Command (MAC), gained units of the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard until 1974.