Douglas C-53D Skytrooper by goodoleboy
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Military version of the Douglas DC-3 and the paratrooper transport version of the C-47.
The DC-3 was one of Douglas Aircraft's most successful production models.
Debbielove's posting of his C-47 in flight yesterday reminded me of these fotos in my files.
Captured back on 10/27/08, at the 7th Annual Wings Wheels Rotors & Expo, held at the beautiful Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB) in beautiful Los Alamitos, California.
Much better viewed full size.
Fixed metal seats, no large cargo door, no reinforced floor or astrodome. Could carry up to 28 fully-armed paratroopers.
Average cruising speed: 174mph.
Two Curtiss-Wright 1200hp R-1820-56 engines.
Original cost of the aircraft: $109,505.
Dwarfed by the C-53D in photos 1 & 2 is the legendary US Army Air Corps Piper L-4F Grasshopper (civilian: J-3 Cub), which I will post pictures of later.
Ta-ta, and thankx for the peek.
Comments (10)
neiwil
Thats what a Dakota should look like....I'll bet this could bring out a cold sweat and flashbacks for many a veteran.It's a FAV..
jocko500
a big plane and love the nose art .
bmac62
Excellent nostalgic images of an old favorite...as a matter of fact that's where this collage of yours is going...into my favorites:)
morningglory
Terrific collage, Harry! Cool plane.
danapommet
Super collage Harry. Having the piper in the shots was a great size comparison. Love the nose art. A lost art. Dana
MrsRatbag
That's a big puppy. Nice shots of this utilitarian vessel with the lovely lady on her nose!
vkoontz
Great shots!
Rainastorm
Excellent images....I like the close up ones, get to see cool details. Nice work!
debbielove
You see! This is what its ALL about... You should be able to get near and scene and feel the plane.. Not like in the UK where they keep you 7 miles away.. And you need a magnifying glass to spot the aircraft! Blame our Government and manic Health & Safety laws! This is beautiful! Outstanding! Rob
ShadowsNTime
Oh I love the D Day Doll! Beautiful captures Harry:-) I did my abstracts and used the old pinup girls from that time in the images long ago, when I was first starting out. And my uncle had a picture of himself by his plane that had a lady painted on it too. I've forgotten now why they did that back then but it was very cool I thought!