- Role: Transport
- Dimensions: Wing span 28.96 m, length 19.63 m, height 5.18 m
- Engine: 2 x Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp (1.200 hp)
- Payload: 28 persons, 2.725kg
- Crew: 3
- Number in service: 88
- Country of production: USA
- Years in service: 1947 – 2008
The first C-47’s were received as military assistance through the RAF. Later on, several examples were delivered directly from the USAF. Serving with the 13th Squadron, they took part in the Korean War. In their long service time they were painted with different variations, like olive drab, dark green-gray “NATO”, “Vietnam” etc. The first years of their use they were painted in aluminum color. In addition to their transport mission, they were used for navigation training, reconnaissance, target towing, crop dusting, VIP flights and search and rescue missions. The last airplanes were retired in 2008.
