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Officially called Dakotas in England and Skytrains
in the United States, soldiers usually referred to C-47s as "Gooney Birds" or "Goonies." |
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The press insisted on calling the Hughes Flying Boat the "Spruce
Goose," a name that its billionaire builder Howard Hughes despised. |
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C-130s carry troops, vehicles and armament into hostile areas.
They drop paratroopers and supplies from the sky. |
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First flown in airline service in 1936, many DC-3s are still flying today.
Originally built as the DST (Douglas Sleeper Transport), the DC-3 design
instantly made every other aircraft in passenger service an antique. |
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Built in 1928, this Tri- Motor, serial number 8, flew the pioneering
passenger service between San Diego and New York for Transcontinental
Air Transport (TAT) beginning in early 1929. |
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The D.H.-4 was the only American-made airplane used in combat
by the United States during World War I. |
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By war’s end, Avengers had sunk over 60 enemy ships, and participated in the destruction of the world’s largest battleship, the Yamato. |
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The B-17 Flying Fortress was the United States’ workhorse heavy bomber during World War II. Completely restored and in flying condition, this aircraft wears the colors of
the 490th Bomb Group of the Eighth Air Force. |