StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: c-47

yam[25] - Dakota {6 of 6}

yam[25] - Dakota {6 of 6}

StoneRoad2013
30 Jul 2025 33
Information board - the role of the Dakota in Operation Overlord [aka D-day - the start of the liberation of Europe]
yam[25] - Dakota {5 of 6}

yam[25] - Dakota {5 of 6}

StoneRoad2013
30 Jul 2025 41
Description of the procedure for static line jumps, as would have been used during D-day and similar operations. To the RAF this is the Douglas DC-3 "Dakota" to the USAF it is the C-47 "Skytrain". Currently carrying the D-day black and white stripes on the wings and just in front of the empennage. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain
yam[25] - Dakota {4 of 6}

yam[25] - Dakota {4 of 6}

StoneRoad2013
30 Jul 2025 45
Loadmaster's seat - more accurately, jumpmaster when dropping paratroopers, even with the signal lights and using static lines ... would sometimes push out additional stores on their own parachutes after the jumpers had left. To the RAF this is the Douglas DC-3 "Dakota" to the USAF it is the C-47 "Skytrain". Currently carrying the D-day black and white stripes on the wings and just in front of the empennage. [Internally, she is set up for delivering paratroopers]. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain
yam[25] - Dakota {3 of 6}

yam[25] - Dakota {3 of 6}

StoneRoad2013
30 Jul 2025 47
Internal layout when carrying paratroopers - note the way the seats have space behind them. Two "sticks" of 14 was the standard capacity for static line drops. There were several notices saying that the seats were designed for 13stone of paratrooper & kit, so if you weighed more, to sit down gently and perch on the front edge. To the RAF this is the Douglas DC-3 "Dakota" to the USAF it is the C-47 "Skytrain". Currently carrying the D-day black and white stripes on the wings and just in front of the empennage. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain
yam[25] - Dakota {2 of 6}

yam[25] - Dakota {2 of 6}

StoneRoad2013
30 Jul 2025 47
Cockpit : Crew of four - Pilot, Co-pilot. The other roles of Flight Engineer, Navigator and Radio Operator might be combined, sometimes Navigator with that of the co-pilot, and the radio operator / flight engineer was often combined in the military. To the RAF this is the Douglas DC-3 "Dakota" to the USAF it is the C-47 "Skytrain". Currently carrying the D-day black and white stripes on the wings and just in front of the empennage. [Internally, she is set up for delivering paratroopers]. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain
yam[25] - Dakota {1 of 6}

yam[25] - Dakota {1 of 6}

StoneRoad2013
30 Jul 2025 40
To the RAF this is the Douglas DC-3 "Dakota" to the USAF it is the C-47 "Skytrain". Currently carrying the D-day black and white stripes on the wings and just in front of the empennage. [Internally, she is set up for delivering paratroopers]. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain