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Douglas C-47

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Summary

Douglas C-47 is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,553 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: United States Air Force[3], United States Navy[4], Royal Air Force[5], Royal Canadian Air Force[6], Rhodesian Air Force[7], German Air Force[8], Swedish Air Force[9], Royal Danish Air Force[10], Finnish Air Force[11], Royal Norwegian Air Force[12]
  • Based on: Douglas DC-3[13]
  • Manufacturer: Douglas[14]
  • Developer: Douglas[15]
  • Subclass of: Douglas DC-3[16], land-based airlifter monoplane[17]
  • Commons category: Douglas C-47 Skytrain[18]
  • Country of origin: United States[19]
  • First flight: December 23, 1941[20]
  • Military designation: C-47[21], CC-129[22], Dakota[23]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Douglas C-47 Skytrain[24]
  • Commons gallery: C-47 Skytrain[25]
  • Total produced: 10,174[26]
  • Described by source: The International Directory of Military Aircraft 1996/97[27], Jane's American Fighting Aircraft of the 20th Century[28], U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947[29]
  • Nickname: Skytrain[30]
  • Undercarriage: retractable conventional landing gear[31]
  • Native label: Douglas C-47 Skytrain[32]
  • Length: 19.64[33]
  • Height: 5.16[34]
  • Wingspan: 28.95[35]
  • Vehicle range: 2400[36]
  • Maximum operating altitude: 7000[37]

Why It Matters

Douglas C-47 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 91 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Related Entities

Douglas United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on → Douglas DC-3
    Total produced → {'amount': '+10174'}
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → aircraft family
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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