C-47 with new paint inFort Worth

Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:12 pm

The Greatest Generation Aircraft guys ( B-25 Pacific Prowler) have their C-47 looking good!

http://www.douglasc47.org/

First time I have seen this one outside of Gainsville! Cool!
Thanks to Jim Terry for opening her up for me!

Last edited by Ztex on Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:55 pm, edited 2 times in total.

Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:13 pm

Wow!! Looks great.

Website · Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:21 pm

better then the time i saw her in 06 after she got tangle up with some onvairs and other dc-3s. hmm might have to stop by this week after school.

Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:23 pm

Bee you tee ful!!!
I love C-47s in D-Day markings.

Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:50 pm

Hey that seat configuration looks familiar. Kinda like another similar aircraft on the other side of the Metroplex...

Looks good guys. Can't wait to see it next to the R4D.

Website · Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:27 pm

ok found my pics from 06, just so you can see how much has been done since 06....... i like comparison shots.

Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:47 pm

That C-47 looks fantastic!

Thanks for posting!

Cheers,

David

Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:16 pm

It really stands out at 3500' as well......

Lynn

Tue Oct 21, 2008 10:58 am

Wow!! Looking SHARP!!

Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:17 pm

JBrawner wrote:ok found my pics from 06, just so you can see how much has been done since 06....... i like comparison shots.

Not to sound ig-nant, but what happened- Rather, How did that happen? Hurricane? Tornado? Poor taxi skills?

Robbie

Website · Tue Oct 21, 2008 2:39 pm

tornado... happened. it combined 3-4 dc3's and 3-4 convairs all into one big plane :cry:

i wish i had the pictures of the tracks from the planes moving off the concrete and through the grass/mud so went 50 ft or so through it.

Tue Oct 21, 2008 4:26 pm

I noticed this one is sporting Wright 1820s for engines. Weren't Gooney's with Wright engines C-49s, C-50s, C-51s & C-84s?

Tue Oct 21, 2008 4:36 pm

According to the website the aircraft was a C-49J during its wartime service.

http://www.douglasc47.org/History.html

My guess is they'll be calling it a C-47 since not many people know what a C-49J is and because the USAAC called all Douglas DC-3 type aircraft the "C-47" when referring to them as a whole.

Tue Oct 21, 2008 7:43 pm

Wow ! very nice paint job. Question I did not find any T9 code for a Troop carrier Squadron it has been painted in??? if it is not painted for a plane in WWII then I think it might be a missed oportunity to honor an aircraft that was in on D-Day. Does anyone know this aircraft's history?
beyond that I am just happy that someone has spent there hard earned money fixing her up and I hope to see it at an airshow in the future.

Tue Oct 21, 2008 7:45 pm

I guess I should have read the post before mine.