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To: BwanaNdege

C-119?


53 posted on 03/29/2017 3:35:08 AM PDT by Tallguy
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To: Tallguy
C-119?

C-117D Skytrain The Douglas R4D Skytrain (later designated C-117) was the military version of the famous DC-3 airliner. Skytrains were used to establish the Naval Air Transport Service (NATS) during World War II, and in a variety of specialized roles including paratrooper deployment and training. After the war, Skytrains continued to serve into the '80s, and modernized versions featured new outer wing panels, a longer fuselage, enlarged tail, and higher rated engines, substationally increasing performance.

Douglas AC-47D Spooky aka "Puff, the Magic Dragon"

We had one save my company one night in March of 1969. In 1977 I flew in a USMC plain transport version of the C-117, IIRC, back from Manila to Subic.

A real workhorse!

60 posted on 03/29/2017 8:58:36 AM PDT by BwanaNdege ("The church ... is not the master or the servant of the state, but the conscience" - Luther)
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