Recently declassified historical documents reveal several C-49 serial numbers of aircraft operated by the 21st TCS of Brisbane Australia in 1942: VH-CDF, VH-CDB, VH-CDE, VH-CDD, and 41-7690. The lettered tail numbers are conscripted civilian airliner aircraft.

The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota (RAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II. During the war the C-47 was used for troop transport, cargo, paratrooper, for towing gliders and military cargo parachute drops.

Nov 11, 2008 · The Douglas C-49 was the designation given to 138 Wright Cyclone powered DC-3s impressed by the USAAF after the American entry into the Second World War. Of these 138 aircraft 75 were taken direct from the production lines (C-49, C-49A, C-49B, C-49C, six C-49Ds, C-49J and C-49K), while the remaining 63 were already in service (five Ds and E-H).

C49 or C-49 may refer to: C49 road (Namibia) Caldwell 49, an H II region; Douglas C-49, an American military transport aircraft; Four Knights Game, a chess opening

A database of photographs, desctriptions and locations of WWII wreckage remaining in Pacific.

Nov 9, 2021 · A piece of American history is on display right now at the Tulsa Air and Space Museum.

Nov 9, 2021 · A piece of American history is on display right now at the Tulsa Air and Space Museum. The Wildkat DC3 C-49 carried cargo and dropped paratroopers from the sky during World War II. The World...

May 28, 2018 · As far as I can tell, the only difference is that the C-49 designation was applied to civil aircraft interned by the USAAF and then used in secondary theaters, where any possible parts differences put less of a strain on resupply and repair efforts.

The aircraft left Durban in the early morning on a flight to London via Johannesburg. While cruising in poor weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Spitzkop located 32 km south of Vrede, in the Witkoppens Mountain Range. All 13 occupants were killed.

This aircraft was the first Allied aircraft to fly into Hiroshima after the atomic bombing, transporting journalists into the devastated area and bringing out the wounded.