As far as I know, the DC-3/C-47 is the oldest aircraft to be fitted with turboprop engines. Some aircraft modification company obtained an STC (supplemental type certificate) for a turboprop conversion kit in the 1980s. I recall seeing the Northwest Airlines DC-3 flying a daily short-haul route from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Mankato, MN and Sioux Falls, SD back in the 1970s. It was replaced with a Convair 580. Today the MSP-SFD route is flown by a variety of Delta Airlines regional commuter jets.

5:42 so sad seeing them without masks I mean you would think they would know that the chemical smells bad you know it can't be good I know how it is though you're the one that wants to take care of yourself and everybody's going to stand there and make fun of you all look at him he's different

I admit that I cried a little when I watched the Chicago & Southern Airlines ground crew painting over that beautiful airline livery with olive drab, but the needs of the Army justified it.

Interesting video but the continuous loud background music is very annoying. Is this an Australian production? The narrator sounds Australian.

So reliable and rugged thats its said that the only thing that can replace the C 47 is another C 47.

If there was a landing gear failure nothing will happen as the tyres are not retracted fully inside so that’s one safe feature in the remarkable C-47 skytrain or (Dakota) and there is one parked in old Jeddah inside a roundabout 🤗 Greetings from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦

The sounds Discovery used is laughable! :-))

wish they would actually tell us about the damned plane...

There one Geneseo NY c-47 at at the Museum

USA LOST in Vietnam

Good Video, terrible music.

This is my all time favourite airplane. Oddly enough, so is the SR-71. :)) Such a contrast between the two. However I've never seen an SR-71 up close. The DC-3, on the other hand, is something I see almost every weekend, I've flown in one a few times (once to an airshow just otuside of London), and the sound of those P&W's hits me every time! The Dakota is probably the prettiest aircraft to still grace the skies. She's made a remarkable contribution to the freedom of Europeans, she still services many people on different continents today, and she is virtually indestructable. Long may she reign!

After flying the EC-47 in Vietnam, I became convinced we could do MUCH more damage to the enemy, from the air, than by sending TENS of THOUSANDS of ground troops against them. It has been stated that 90% of the B-52 strikes stemmed from information provided by the EC-47. And the service the AC-47 did was outstanding. It is claimed that NO American fire base was EVER overrun by opposing forces while there was an AC-47 overhead. What an amazing aircraft...doing Electronic warfare,...fire missions and propaganda drops against an enemy..20-30 years after it was built!

Used to hear the sound of those rumbling engines rumbling over the bay a few miles from me at night on their way from Melbourne to Tasmania in the 1970s. (Cargo planes)

Starting at 46:00, "SPOOKY!" A 120-year-old cannon shooting from a 25-year-old airplane! How useful! And smart! If it works, USE IT!

Nice one mate! Only sugestion would be to get some ND filters form it.

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Plane paintin' montaaaaaage

whats the name of the soundtrack ?

what is the name of this soundtrack ?

This documentary along with most other "Great Planes" series episodes suck, its 75% shitty music with establishing shots or archival/stock film of the plane in the episode. The information they provide is fantastic and often incredibly detailed, but this bullshit of no talking for long long LONG periods of time is more than a little annoying, if I wanted to see stock footage....I would do so but this isn't "stock footage umentary" its C-47 Documentary about the documentation of the....C damn 47, christ!

thanks but i seem there's no knowledge of a soundtrack out there for sale or other wise

Awesome footage. Cheers 4 sharing.

does any one know which music is the one that from 18:36 to 21:56 send a information thank you

FYI the DC1 did not crash until 1940.

Can't believe they left out the C-47 is the only non-combatant aircraft in history to be awarded an official combat "Kill". During WWII in the Pacific a Zero repeatedly strafed a C-47 and, when it ran out of ammo, it rammed it. The Zero crashed, but the C-47 continued on with massive damage and landed safely.

Regarding the designation "C-47" "C" is not for CARGO but for CARRIER.it is a transport aircraft.

The DC-3 is an indispensable part of so much history. - rcsturla.com/

Yes the cannon was changed.

Say, does anyone happen to know who was (or is) the beautiful and highly competent nurse in this video? (The name of the a/c to which she was assigned was "Angel in Blue", number 334, as shown at 21:46).

I like the part about the medevac mission (starting 19:37) best of all -- the way I see it, there's no other DC-3 mission that's more important! (Good choice of music, too -- fits the mood very well!)

I think the DC-3 documentary was better then this one. JMO

I don't know why people call it ugly.

Way better than the F35 , as Pierre Sprey says.

The first commercial DC-3 stil exists today. After the war and airliners services it ended in VARIG's fleet and years latter placed in its museum located in Porto Alegre-Brazil. With Varig bankrupcy there are plans to moved it to PUC University at the same city. Sadly this was not done yet and this historical plane is rottening on open air

1:30 - did something change on newer versions of the hog? The GAU has a very different sound in the modern aircraft I have seen, less rat-tat-tat and more (as someone said below, BRRRRRRRRT! It sounds like an angry wasp. EDIT: Ehh never mind. It goes brrrt later on.

very nice

American Narrator

Thanks! To my tone-deaf ears, it actually sounded in a couple of places like "Yablochko" (yes, the Russian sailors' dance), but I listened to that song and found that it sounds nothing like this one. By "Great Planes theme", do you mean the one at the beginning (starting at 0:21)?

it kinda sounds like the same 'great planes' theme that they play a lot, only sped up and with a massive disco/porn infusion :-\

What's that tune starting at 34:14 and ending at 38:56? It sounds vaguely familiar (and not just from the DSC Wings series), but I can't place it. Was it an original piece for this soundtrack, or was it a highly jazzed-up version of some well-known song as I suspect it was?

one great plane 4 true.

BBRRRRRRRTTTTT!

thanks for watching. I am happy you enjoyed :)

cooool jet sound !!!

Indeed .. it was a great day for people to enjoy such a show, and for the pilots to show what they've got ;) .Am happy you enjoyed

Thank you mate !