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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!

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Wow!! Looks great.

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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.

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

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

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That C-47 looks fantastic!

Thanks for posting!

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

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Wow!! Looking SHARP!! :D 8)

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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?

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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.

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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?
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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.
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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. :D
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:oops: I guess I should have read the post before mine.
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