Douglas C-47 Skytrain US transport aircraft over Egyptian pyramids

Jun 26, 2017 #US Army

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

 

The American Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft flies over the famous Egyptian pyramids in Giza near Cairo. Second World in the North Africa.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota is a American military transport aircraft, developed on the basis of passenger DC-3. I made the first flight on December 23, 1941, about 10,000 aircraft of this type were built. Douglas C-47 Skytrain was widely used by Allied forces in the Second World War, and after its termination for a long time remained in service in many countries around the world.

 

 

Location: Cairo, Egypt
Date of the photo: 1943

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