Spooky

Posted by Michaelson from eeespace208.utsi.edu (150.182.24.208) on Thursday, September 05, 2002 at 6:41pm :

In Reply to: Douglas DC-3 posted by Reggie from cache-ra08.proxy.aol.com (152.163.188.8) on Thursday, September 05, 2002 at 6:37pm :

The creator of 'Spooky' is the head of our Aviation Systems department here at the university. He said that the DC3's they looked over were all different lengths. They couldn't figure out why until they went into the bottom of the planes and found pieces of coal! Apparently they were all used in the Berlin airlift, and all their airframes had been stretched from the weight. Makes you even MORE impressed with the old goonybird. Regards. Michaelson

: Over this past summer I have been volunteering at the McChord Air Museum at McChord Air Force Base near Tacoma Washington. (Yes I'm an Air Force brat.) They got a C-47 out there in the lot. It is really neat to see a kind of plane Jones flew in in person. The C-47 is a military version of the DC-3. This particular C-47 is painted olive drab and it features WWII D-Day stripes on the bottom of the wings. I was amazed at the many roles the DC-3 had. In the 1930's it was an airliner (as we saw in Raiders and Last Crusade) and it served as a bomber before the Liberator and Flyingfortress showed up. In WWII it transported paratroopers and it towed the military gliders. It was used for freight for both the military and civilian use. In the Vietnam War, it was used as a gunship. On of the famous gunships was called "Spooky". In Remote areas, it is still used as a airliner. Amazing plane that DC-3.
: -Reggie

Indygear Follow Ups: The Gooney Bird... - Patterson 7:17pm 09/06/2002 True to a point... - Michaelson 12:50pm 09/09/2002 Re: The Gooney Bird... - MK 11:30pm 09/06/2002 Post a Followup Name: E-Mail: ( default ) Subject: Message: : The creator of 'Spooky' is the head of our Aviation Systems department here at the university. He said that the DC3's they looked over were all different lengths. They couldn't figure out why until they went into the bottom of the planes and found pieces of coal! Apparently they were all used in the Berlin airlift, and all their airframes had been stretched from the weight. Makes you even MORE impressed with the old goonybird. Regards. Michaelson : : : Over this past summer I have been volunteering at the McChord Air Museum at McChord Air Force Base near Tacoma Washington. (Yes I'm an Air Force brat.) They got a C-47 out there in the lot. It is really neat to see a kind of plane Jones flew in in person. The C-47 is a military version of the DC-3. This particular C-47 is painted olive drab and it features WWII D-Day stripes on the bottom of the wings. I was amazed at the many roles the DC-3 had. In the 1930's it was an airliner (as we saw in Raiders and Last Crusade) and it served as a bomber before the Liberator and Flyingfortress showed up. In WWII it transported paratroopers and it towed the military gliders. It was used for freight for both the military and civilian use. In the Vietnam War, it was used as a gunship. On of the famous gunships was called "Spooky". In Remote areas, it is still used as a airliner. Amazing plane that DC-3. : : -Reggie Optional Link ( default ) URL: Title: Optional Image Link ( default ) URL: This board is powered by the Mr. Fong Device from Cyberarmy.com