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Douglas C-47 Skytrain/Dakota: WarPaint #133 softcover

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain/Dakota: WarPaint #133 softcover

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain/Dakota: WarPaint #133 softcover

Douglas C-47 Skytrain/Dakota in Worldwide Military Service: WarPaint #133

When the prototype Douglas DC-3 - actually a DST Douglas Sleeper Transport first flew from Clover Field, Santa Monica, California on Sunday 17 December 1935, Donald Wills Douglas never imagined that the production run would total more than 10,000, with more licence built in Russia and Japan, let alone many would be still be flying 86 years later, the C-47 being perpetuated by turbo-prop conversions, seeing the type probably still fly-ing to see its 100th anniversary! Arguably the most famous transport aircraft of all time, the DC-3 and C-47 has been operated by just about every country in the world in service with their airlines and military air arms. This Warpaint has not skimped on the colour schemes and markings used by military operators, the C-47 being named by the USAAF as the Skytrain and the RAF and Commonwealth countries as the Dakota, both names being adopted worldwide. This lavish and extensive Warpaint by author Adrian Balch in-cludes over 300 photographs of military C-47s, nearly all in colour, accompanied by 10 pages of colour profiles by artist Sam Pearson making this the most comprehensive refer-ence to colours and markings for modellers and historians on the type to date.

Warpaint Series

Produced by Hall Park Books editor Alan W. Hall, these British produced and printed A4 magazine format (21 cm x 29.7 cm) books each describe in accurate detail a particular aircraft type, with the modeler and aviation enthusiast in mind. Most volumes include 1:72 scale three view plans, and a selection of colour profiles as well as black & white and colour photographs, including detail / walk around photos. A concise history of the type is included, in some cases including international operators.

Aircraft titles range from World War I to the post war period, and include the majority of RAF and Fleet Air Arm aircraft, but also feature many USAAF, USAF, US Navy and Luftwaffe machines. Few contemporary aircraft are featured as Warpaints discuss and illustrate the definitive history of the aircraft involved. Experienced and well established authors and artists are employed in order to accurately portray the subject aircraft, and every effort is made to include previously unpublished information or images. Warpaint Books vary in length and thus page count depending on the content, and are priced accordingly.

  • Complete and detailed history

  • Complete production list

  • Squadrons, units and individual aircraft serials and codes

  • 1:72nd scale plans

  • Comprehensive specifications

  • Superb colour camouflage profiles

  • colour and black & white photography

  • In detail pictures

  • Model kit, decal and accessory list

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain/Dakota: WarPaint #133 softcover

Douglas C-47 Skytrain/Dakota: WarPaint #133 softcover

C$ 54.95 (C$ 54.95 Incl. tax)