Douglas C-47 Skytrain.
This C-47 Skytrain, with registration ZA947, is owned by Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF). Built in 1942 as a C-47A by Douglas in Long Beach, California, USA, the aircraft was delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) on 7 September 1942. Just over a week later, on 16 September, it was transferred under the Lend-Lease Agreement to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), redesignated as Dakota III and assigned the RCAF serial number 661. During World War II, the aircraft flew only in Canada. Since 1993, the aircraft has been owned by the BBMF.
This photo was taken on 14 July 2018 during the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…