Douglas DC-3/C-47/R4D-6S Lubbock, TX
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N 33° 39.484 W 101° 49.920
14S E 237386 N 3727843
Originally a Douglas DC-3, it's now located outside the "Silent Wings Museum" north of Lubbock, Tx
Waymark Code: WM70H7
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2009
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Before the U.S. entered WWII, the civikian aircraft known as the DC-3 had already flown over 300 million miles in domestic service.
The DC-3 was the only transport aircraft being manufactured in large quantities at the beginning of the war. The popular DC-3 was designated as the C-47 by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It was the most used Allied transport during the Second World War.
Around the world, the C-47 served by transporting food, fuel ammunition, vehicles, medical supplies; evacuating wounded; dropping paratroopers and towing more gliders than any other aircraft. Time and again, it proved itself to be safe and reliable.
This aircraft, S/N-17278, started out as a C-47B ordered on USAAF 1942 Wartime Procurement Contract at the Douglas Oklahoma City plant. It was one of 148 U.S. C-47B's that were diverted to the U.S. Navy and re-deignited as a R4D-6S. The "S" suffix identified that it was outfitted as a submarine search aircraft. It flew along the eastern U.S. seaboard.
The aircraft is on loan courtesy of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia.
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Douglas DC-3
Tail Number: (S/N): 17278
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Silent Wings Museum, 6202 N Interstate 27, Lubbock, TX 79403
inside / outside: outside
Other Information:: Not listed
Access restrictions: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
Tell why you are visiting this waymark along with any other interesting facts or personal experiences about the aircraft not already mentioned.