Saturday, November 6, 2010

Douglas C-47 Gooney Birds Airplanes

World War II - 117

Douglas C-47 Gooney Birds
Skytrain, Skytrooper, Dakota, and "Gooney Bird" were just some of the military names given the military version of the civilian Douglas DC-3.

postmarked in 2010 with a 28 cent stamp

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Several C-47 variations were used in the Vietnam War by the United States Air Force, including three advanced electronic warfare variations which were sometimes called "Electric Gooneys".  There was also a gunship variation, designated AC-47 "Spooky" often nicknamed "Puff the Magic Dragon".

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