The aircraft shown in these photographs is a Douglas C-53, which was designed primarily to carry troops and light cargo. The C-47, on the other hand, had/has a reinforced floor and was meant to carry heavier cargo, as well as troops.
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| Note the relatively sparse instrumentation on the instrument panel. Photo by Scott Schwartz. |
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| This aircraft is based at Riverside Municipal Airport, in Riverside, CA. Photo by Scott Schwartz |
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| This C-53 is powered by two 1200 HP Wright R-1820 Cyclone, nine-cylinder engines. Other variants are equipped with Pratt & Whitney R-1830 fourteen cylinder, two-row radial engines,, which produce the same horsepower. More cylinders, but each cylinder is smaller. Photo by Scott Schwartz. |
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| Photo by Scott Schwartz |
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| Photo by Scott Schwartz. |
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