Check out this cool view of our Douglas C-47 “Gooney Bird”👀 what’s your favorite thing about this versatile aircraft? Ours is the C-47’s longevity, derived from the Douglas engineers building in more strength than was necessary, endowing the airplane with a virtually unlimited service life. There are still C-47s flying in countries around the world! #pearlharboraviationmuseum #douglasc47skytrain #gooneybird #wwiiaviation | Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum

The C-47's Most UNUSUAL Flypast (Milan, Italy 1945) [Restored Video] This restored and colorized short film captures the historic unveiling of the Madonnina on the Milan Duomo on May 6, 1945, just days after Italy's liberation in WWII. See the moment a U.S. Douglas C-47 Skytrain performs a low-altitude flypast in celebration, an event witnessed by thousands of joyous citizens in the piazza below. #WWII #Milan #RestoredFilm #Italy #historicalfootage #WWIIHistory #Liberation #Duomo #Madonnina #Fly

The Douglas R4D-6S, the Navy and USMC version of the C-47 #warbirds #ww2 #wwii #ww2history #c47 | Daniel J Wheatcroft