Douglas C-48C Skytrain Sea

Douglas C-48C Skytrain SeaThe Douglas C 48 was the designation given to 36 Pratt & Whitney powered DC 3s impressed by the USAAF after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. They were a mix of aircraft already in service (28 aircraft) and aircraft still in production (8 aircraft), and had quite a mix of facilities, including three with only ten seats that were used as staff transports. Another six Pratt & Whitney aircraft were impressed as C 52s, and two as C 68s.

something which could prove extremely useful if the crew found themselves in a tight spot

fixed-undercarriage monoplane fighter aircraft designed and produced by French aircraft manufacturer Dewoitine

In the second half of WWII

Like all beam-riders

German forces famously used their 88mm AA guns in the anti-tank role as they were the only effective counter against Matildas

tough and sturdy tipping rear decks

000 feet it was not exactly a sterling performer

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The high performance fighter achieved several records

31 – originally known as the ‘Preceptor‘ but finally redesignated the Proctor IV – was developed for this requirement with an enlarged fuselage

became widely used in combat operations across the Pacific theater

The EC-121s were also used to collect electronic signals intelligence