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Dakota - Aircraft Profile - Douglas : Dakota

Dakota

Manufacturer : Douglas
Number Built :
Production Began : 1941
Retired : 1970
Type :

DOUGLAS DAKOTA, Transport aircraft with three crew and can carry 28 passengers. speed 230-mph, and a altitude of 23,200 feet. maximum range 2,100 miles. The Douglas Dakota served in all theatres of world war two, The Royal Air Force received its first Douglas Dakota's in April 1941, to 31 squadron which was serving in India. These were DC2, later DC3 and eventually C-47 Dakotas were supplied. The Douglas Dakota was developed from the civil airliner of the 1930's. The Royal Air Force received nearly 2,000 Dakotas, But many more than this served in the US Air Force and other allied countries. The last flight of a Douglas Dakota of the Royal Air Force was in 1970. You can still see Douglas Dakota's in operational and transport use across the world.

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Latest Dakota Artwork Releases !
 Douglas C-47s of the 439th Troop Carrier Group, 94th Troop Carrier Squadron, approach the Drop Zone above Normandy on the night of 5th / 6th June 1944 at the start of Operation Overlord.

Drop Zone Ahead by Ivan Berryman. (PC)
 The Douglas C-47 Skytrain - or Dakota, as it was known in RAF service - saw extensive use both as a glider tug and troop transport throughout World War 2, most notably for delivering paratroops to their designated drop zones over Normandy in June 1944 and over Arnhem in September the same year, often in the face of extreme anti-aircraft fire and attacks from enemy fighters.  Here, C47s of the 81st Troop Carrier Squadron, 436th Troop Carrier Group drop paratroops above Holland as part of Operation Market Garden.

The Ubiquitous Dakota by Ivan Berryman. (PC)
 Douglas C-47s of the 91st Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier Group deploy the 101st Airborne Division above the drop zone on the night of 5th/6th June 1944 at the start of Operation Overlord.

Into the Unknown by Ivan Berryman. (PC)
 On the evening of 5th June 1944, at a dozen airfields across southern England, more than 13,000 American paratroopers prepared themselves for a mission that would change the course of history.  The next morning these brave young men found themselves at the forefront of the bitter fighting to secure the right flank of the Normandy beach-head.  The odds against them were huge and, if they failed, the American amphibious landings on Utah and Omaha beaches would face disaster - the destiny of the US First Army rested squarely on the shoulders of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions.

Final Roster by Anthony Saunders.

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D-Day The Airborne Assault by Robert Taylor.


Rare Pair of D-Day prints by Robert Taylor - Into Battle by Robert Taylor and Crash Landing by Robert Taylor.


A Bold Leap by John Young.


6th June 1944 (Dakotas) by Ivan Berryman.


101st Airborne en route to Normandy by Ivan Berryman.


Into the Unknown by Ivan Berryman.


Hell Below Us by Ivan Berryman.


Drop Zone Ahead by Ivan Berryman.


Leap of Faith by Ivan Berryman.


The Ubiquitous Dakota by Ivan Berryman.


Clipped Signature - Robert Souter.


Clipped Signature - Richard Denison.


Clipped Signature - Sid Harwell.


Clipped Signature - F Stillwell.


Clipped Signature - John Dalton.


Dakota Over Burma by Geoff Lea.


Arnhem by Simon Smith


Market Garden. Arnhem by Graeme Lothian.


Arnhem - September 17th 1944 by Graeme Lothian.


Larry Lewis DFC by Graeme Lothian.


Road to the Rhine by Robert Taylor.


Invasion Force by Nicolas Trudgian.


Perpetual Motion by Robert Tomlin.


Perpetual Motion II by Robert Tomlin.


Together we Stand by Philip West.


Day Drop - Stick 21 by Robert Taylor.


Dawn Drop by Geoff Lea.


Eve of Destiny by Richard Taylor.


Final Roster by Anthony Saunders.


Boarding Call by David Pentland.

C-46 Flying the Hump by Stan Stokes.


D-Day Invaders by Stan Stokes.


Arnhem Op Market Garden by Geoff Lea.


Dawn Departure, Arnhem by Geoff Lea.

Top Aces for : Dakota
A list of all Aces from our database who are known to have flown this aircraft. A profile page is available by clicking the pilots name.
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James Douglas Lindsay7.00The signature of James Douglas Lindsay features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.

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No.238 Sqn RAF
Country : UK
Disbanded 4th October 1948
Known Codes : , VK, FM, KC, WF,


No.238 Sqn RAF

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