Posted by Axle |
3/22/2007 2:47 PM | remove |
Douglas DC-3 I believe, complete with 'victory strips' these were used by the Allies during Operation Overlord to help Allied fighters identify friendly planes.
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Posted by SaraBellum |
3/22/2007 2:48 PM | remove |
Awesome! Thanks, Axle!
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Posted by Samurai |
3/22/2007 6:52 PM | remove |
the military version was designated C-47 Skytrain, but the the troops called it 'the Gooney Bird'. These planes were most notable used to tow Waco gliders over France to drop Airborne troops to support the D-Day invasion. The stripes on the aircraft were most commonly called Invasion stripes. You'll see most post-D Day aircraft with them. The Mustangs (North American P-51A/D) were the ones that most needed them as from a distance and in profile, they resembled an Me109.
Sorry...
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Posted by SaraBellum |
3/22/2007 6:53 PM | remove |
Sorry for what, dude? I hunger for information!
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Posted by Samurai |
3/22/2007 6:58 PM | remove |
the (S)ue guys hate it when i ramble on and on over machinery...
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Posted by SaraBellum |
3/22/2007 7:02 PM | remove |
The S(ue) guys hate everything.
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Posted by MutantMandias |
3/27/2007 5:30 PM | remove |
fuck this.
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Posted by Samurai |
3/27/2007 10:39 PM | remove |
see what I mean?
thanks, Mandiass.
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Posted by Simian |
3/28/2007 1:41 AM | remove |
Fuckin....planes......who gives a damn....Next your gonna tell us ALL about some of the tractors on here....fuck I hate this place.
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Posted by SaraBellum |
3/28/2007 4:12 AM | remove |
I think SimmieBear and Mandipants need great big hugs!
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Posted by Samurai |
4/7/2007 2:01 AM | remove |
Samurai does not do farm equipment
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Posted by MutantMandias |
4/12/2007 7:16 PM | remove |
I don't believe that for a second.
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Posted by Samurai |
4/12/2007 7:31 PM | remove |
well believe what you want... i don't really care.
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Posted by MutantMandias |
4/19/2007 6:55 AM | remove |
I think you have just paid off the underage farm equipment to not talk about it.
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Posted by Bustedknuckle |
8/3/2008 11:47 AM | remove |
Gooney Bird
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Posted by Mutt |
8/3/2008 11:06 PM | remove |
The Tail number for this plane is N2312G the serial number is 33126 After its initial delivery, this one went for a long service career ! This TC-47B was delivered during the closing days of World War 2, on May 15th 1945 and was issued tailnumber 44-76884. It went on to the US Navy and was classified an R4D-7 with serial 99838. At some point it received a civilian registration, N7073C, but still under ownership of the US Navy. From the Navy it went to the FAA, where it was registered as N30 and meanwhile redesignated to TC-47J. The Department of Agriculture was next, in March 1975 and this was the reason to change the serial again to N87814. This did not last long as in August of that same year it was changed to N2004J and this was again revised in 1976 when N212GB became the new registration. In July 1978 it went commercial for the first time, being registered to Way Mac Enterprises Inc. in Jackson,Mississippi. In 1984 it was registered to the next owner: Specialty Restaurants in Anaheim, California. Registration N2312G was issued and is in fact carried in small lettering on the aft fuselage under the tailwing. It did not move to California, but found its way to Tennessee.
http://www.airport...rcraft/N2312G.html It is now in Indiana http://www.thomast...d_photos/feat1.txt
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Posted by Bustedknuckle |
8/4/2008 3:23 AM | remove |
Saved me some work. Thanks Mutt
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Posted by danzup3x |
1/28/2010 3:08 AM | remove |
I would think the white star and blue background insignia would identify this as a "friendly" plane, but apparently you think they needed stripes
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