Airfix 1/ 72 Douglas Dakota C-47 Skytrain

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Douglas C 47 Skytrain

The Douglas DC3 and its military variant, the C47 Skytrain (known as Dakota in RAF service), were called one of General Eisenhower's four weapons that helped the Allies win the Second World War. Since then, they have evolved into instantly recognizable images of air travel and the occupied countries' liberation that marked the Second World War.

The military C47, created from the mainly civilian Douglas DC2 design, made its first flight in 1935. This was followed by the military DC3 in late 1941, not long after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The DC3 revolutionised air travel when it entered airline service in the late 1930s, allowing for significantly shorter travel times across the United States. Hundreds of DC3s and C47s are still in use today all over the world, nearly after 80 years, due to their dependability and capacity to transport both passengers and payload.

The C47 played a crucial role in the invasion of France in 1944, dropping hundreds of thousands of tons of supplies during the war and thousands of troops and beleaguered civilian populations. The RAF, and USAAF used the C47, and even the Far East to carry out dangerous supply missions to China while flying over "the hump" of the Himalayas. Licence-built examples of the C47 also served with the Soviets in Russia.

The C47, fitted with ski undercarriages, continued to perform risky duties in the Arctic Circle after the war, serving as a supply aircraft during the Berlin airlift. Even now, some air arms still use C47s, many of which have been up-engineered with turbo-prop power plants.

This is an unassembled and unpainted model that needs to be built using model tools, paints and detailed visual instructions provided. Order the Airfix Douglas C 47 Skytrain today and make it a part of your model airplane collection!