Douglas C-47 Skytrain operators

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. List of C-47 Skytrain operators includes the country, military service, known squadrons, and related data. The Skytrain or Dakota is a military transport that was developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner. The C-47 has served with over 90 countries outside of the United States. The RAAF drafted civilian DC-3s into military service in September 1939 at the outbreak of World War II. The first true C-47s were delivered to the RAAF in 1942 under Lend-Lease and the first built specifically for the RAAF entered service in February 1943.