Douglas C-47A Skytrain - TAM, Travis AFB, Fairfield, CA - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota is a military transport aircraft that was developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during WW II and remained in front line operations through the 1950s with a few remaining in operation to this day.

After WW II, many C-47s remained in USAF service, participating in the Berlin Airlift and other peacetime activities. During the Korean War, C-47s hauled supplies, dropped paratroops, evacuated wounded and dropped flares for night bombing attacks. In Vietnam, the C-47 served again as a transport, but it was also used in a variety of other ways which included flying ground attack (gunship), reconnaissance, and psychological warfare missions.

The C47's first flight was on 23 December 1941; production began in January 1942 with the first unit delivered on 1 February 1942. When production ceased in 1945, 10,174 had been built.

This aircraft, C-47A-20-DK s/n 42-92990, was constructed by Douglas at their Oklahoma City, OK, plant and delivered in 1944. It participated in the Normandy invasion during WWII. At some point it was turned over to the Cambodian Air Force, but showed up on 30 March 1965 registered to the Hillsborough County Health Unit, Tampa, FL, with r/n N16602 as a mosquito control sprayer. On 3 January 1966 a Certificate of airworthiness for NR16602 was issued. In 1996, it was owned by American Warbird Corp with the moniker "Okie Dokie".

She was gifted to the Jimmy Doolittle Air and Space Museum Foundation by Duncan Miller, a Gordon Valley resident and former US Army Air Corps pilot and flight instructor on 24 April 2006 still with the civil r/n of N16602. On 27 September 2011, the civil registration, N16602, was cancelled.

Specifications:
Crew: 6
Pax: 28 troops
Power Plant: 2× 1,200 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp 14-cylinder radial engines
Dimensions:
- Span: 95' 0"
- Length: 64' 5"
- Height: 16' 11"
Weight:
- Empty: 18,135 lb
- Maximum: 33,000 lb
Performance:
- Speed:
- - Max: 232 mph
- - Cruise: 175 mph
- Range: 1,513 miles
- Ceiling: 24,450 ft
- Climb: 1,000 fpm

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Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Douglas C-47A Skytrain Tail Number: (S/N): s/n 42-92990 Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Located at Travis Air Museum, Travis AFB, Fairfield, CA inside / outside: outside Other Information:: JIMMY DOOLITTLE AIR & SPACE MUSEUM Building 80 461 Burgan Bl Travis AFB, CA 94535 Mailing Address: 400 Brennan Circle Travis AFB, CA 94535 Office: (707) 424-5605 Gift Shop: (707) 424-4450 Email: TravisAirMuseum@travis.af.mil Museum Link: http://jimmydoolittlemuseum.org/index.html Museum Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 9am-4pm Closed Sundays, Mondays, and Federal holidays Escort hours (no military ID) 9am-(around) 3pm Docent tours on a call-ahead basis. Air park hours: Everyday until dark Admission is free. Gift shop in the museum 10am-3pm Picnic area next door. If you will require a base visitor access pass, please read Access to Travis Air Force Base. Access restrictions: Located at Travis Air Museum, Travis AFB, Fairfield, CA Access to Travis Air Force Base If you are traveling to the Travis Air Museum and you do not have someone with official access to Travis Air Force Base to sponsor you, you will need to have an escort sponsor you and bring you to the Museum. You will be required go to the Travis Air Force Base Visitors Center to present a valid drivers license, vehicle registration, current proof of insurance for each vehicle, and submit to a criminal background check. Be advised this is required for all vehicles regardless of type. If a bus or other commercial vehicle will be used, please collect vehicle and driver information to include drivers license, vehicle type, company owner, and contact information, for the vehicle company, and be prepared to provide it upon request. In addition, a valid photo ID is required for all visitors age 18 and older. Please contact the Travis Air Force Base Visitors Center for all questions concerning access to the base and museum. Once this process has been completed and you have a pass, you will be escorted by authorized personnel to the Travis Air Museum. This pass is only valid for travel to and from the Travis Air Museum, is only valid for a specified time, and is not authorized for any other travel on Travis Air Force Base. If you wish a tour of the base or more information please contact the Travis Air Force Base Public Affairs office.

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