eBay: Douglas C-47/DC3

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

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RATO AN-ACF TACA , Transportes Aéreos del Continente Americano from El Salvador

Douglas C-47A-30-DK 43-47985

1. Douglas DC-3 (C-47) production list
2. Avianca El Salvador - Wikipedia
3. USAF Serial Number Search Results
4. WW2 press release photographs rare- MOUNTAIN JUNGLE CIRCUT AIRCRAFT JET TAKE OFF | eBay
5. WW2 press release photographs rare pictures -US ARMY ROCKET POWER TAKE OFF | eBay

 

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Finland DC-2 OH-LDA Riga 1941 Lettland

1. (RB)2024-32, 2 x Foto Werkstatt Komp. 25 Passagierflugzeug in Riga 1941 Lettland | eBay
2. Captcha

 

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DC 3-2204 D-AAIE | 2023 I Mährisch-Ostrau I OK-AIE 124.8.39 | 9.12.44 | 14.8.44 bei Tagesangriff der USAAF. 09-12-1944 reported destroyed

1. https://adl-luftfahrthistorik.de/do...ugzeug-im-deutschen-luftverkehr-lufthansa.pdf
2. S669 Foto Wehrmacht Archiv Repro Flugzeug Fw200 Lufthansa Tschechien Mähr Ostrau | eBay

 

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[SaparotRob]

I didn't know the -3 had that style cowling.

 

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I didn't know the -3 had that style cowling.

The DC-3-220A belonged to the Československá Letecká Společnost ( ČLS ) initially and was registered as the OK-AIE. In 1939 she was chartered by the Lufthansa and in 1943 she was bought by the Germans. The style of the cowling depended on the engine type. Early-production civilian aircraft used either the 9-cylinder Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9 or the 14-cylinder Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp. The kind of the cowling also may be found on the Dutch KLM planes both on DC-2 and DC-3. The Dutch DC-3s were powered by the Wright Cyclone SGR-1820. The Czechoslovak DC-3s were powered by the Wright SGR-1820-G2 634 kW or Wright SGR-1820-G102 671 kW or Wright SGR-1820-G103A 671 kW or Wright SGR-1820-G202A 783 kW.

The pic source: the net and
Aircraft Photo of OK-AIE | Douglas DC-3-220A | Československá Letecká Společnost - ČLS | AirHistory.net #313609

Aircraft Photo of PH-ALU | Douglas DC-3-194B | KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines | AirHistory.net #368499

Aircraft photo of PH-ALU - Douglas DC-3-194B - KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines, taken by AirHistory.net Photo Archive at Amsterdam - Schiphol (EHAM / AMS) in Netherlands between 12 April 1937 and 30 September 1939. [i]Uil[/] (owl) was destroyed here by German bombing on 10 May 1940. [i]Photo from...

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[MiTasol]

I didn't know the -3 had that style cowling.

pretty much standard on the early Cyclone powered ones.

 

[special ed]

The "eyelid" cowl shape was a cure for hot air flow over cowl top when in a 3 point landing attitude. Caused elevator flutter or shake with the original round opening.

 

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Flughafen Halle Leipzig 1935
PH-AKM
Type: Douglas DC-2-115E (DC2)
MSN/LN: 1359/F19
Engines: 2X Wright R-1820-F2 Cyclone
Name: Maraboe
Delivered: 04 May 1935
Status: Written-Off
Out of Service: 17 July 1936
Remark: Suffered a takeoff accident when the starboard main gear broke due to runway unevenness. The four crew and eight passengers escaped unhurt. The aircraft caught fire and burned out

1. KLM SafetyHerald
2. Foto Flugzeug Plane Flughafen Halle Leipzig 1935 Lufthansa Swiss Air uvm. #206 | eBay

 

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain Papua New Guinea 1943 Magazine Clipping

Douglas C-47-DL 41-19472 (MSN 6115) to USAAF Dec 07, 1942 - 5th AF, Australia Jan 07, 1943 - USA Jan 21, 1945 - To RFC Oct 02, 1945. To civil registry as NC47056, YV-C-AMF (LAV Jun 18, 1949, cancelled 1966. Reported to Venezuelan AF, to be confirmed).

1. USAF Serial Number Search Results
2. Douglas C-47 Skytrain Papua New Guinea WWII 1943 Magazine Clipping 6.5"w x 10"t | eBay

 

[cammerjeff]

This is a great example of an image tricking my old eyes, at 1st glance I thought there is no way this picture could be taken in New Guinea in mid late 1943, as there is a red ball in the middle of the star on the fuselage. Taking a closer look I see it is one of the locals wearing a hat that is placed almost perfectly to look like the red ball in the star! Good picture

 

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