The C-47's Most UNUSUAL Flypast (Milan, Italy 1945) [Restored Video] This restored and colorized short film captures the historic unveiling of the Madonnina on the Milan Duomo on May 6, 1945, just days after Italy's liberation in WWII. See the moment a U.S. Douglas C-47 Skytrain performs a low-altitude flypast in celebration, an event witnessed by thousands of joyous citizens in the piazza below. #WWII #Milan #RestoredFilm #Italy #historicalfootage #WWIIHistory #Liberation #Duomo #Madonnina #Fly

The Douglas C-47B Dakota, acquired in 1943, marked the RNZAF's entry into military transport aviation. Based on the DC-3 airliner, this American-built workhorse supported RNZAF units in the Pacific during World War II. No. 40 Squadron initially flew resupply missions, followed by No. 41 Squadron, which also repatriated servicemen and ex-POWs. Post-war, many Dakotas transitioned to the National Airways Corporation, while RNZAF Dakotas supported operations in Malaya. No. 42 Squadron operated VIP D

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain 🛩 Perhaps no aircraft of World War II has been as durable or long-lived as the C-47 Skytrain. Utilizing Douglas Aircraft Company’s DC-3 civilian airliner airframe, it remains one of the most successful aircraft ever built. The DC-3 was the first aircraft to make civilian passenger travel reliable and profitable with the C-47 proving equally trustworthy in military service. A twin-engine, low-winged monoplane, the airframe included a light, all-metal alloy construction with