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The Douglas DC-3 and C-47 also known as
The DC-3 was allocated a number of different designations when in service with the US military.
C-47
C-48
C-49
C-50
C-51
C-52
C-68
C-8
C-117 staff transport (with airliner interior)
R4D
XC-47C a single floatplane example
XCG-17 experimental glider test airframe
DC-3 / C-47 Nicknames
Biscuit Bomber
Cab (NATO code name for Lisunov Li-2)
Dak
Dakleton (South African C-47 which replaced the SAAF Avro Shackleton)
Dakota
Dizzy Three
Dowager Dutchess
Dragon Dak
Duck
Dumbo (SC-47 Search and Rescue version)
Fantasma / "Phantom" (AC-47T with the Columbian Air Force)
Gooney Bird
Old Bucket Seats
Old Methuselah
Puff
Puff the Magic Dragon
Sister Gabby / Bullshit Bomber (EC-47 dropped propaganda sheets in Vietnam)
Skytrain
Skytrooper
Spooky / Puff the Magic Dragon (AC-47 Gunship)
Super DC-3
Tabby (NATO code name for the Showa L2D)
The Placid Plodder
Vomit Comet (Used by US Army paratroops during the Normandy invasion)
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DC-3 Also known as