Dc3/c47 Nicknames

[PaulSutton]

Nicknames: Gooney Bird; Super DC-3 (R4D-8); Skytrooper; Biscuit Bomber; Tabby (NATO code name for the Showa L2D); Cab (NATO code name for Lisunov Li-2); Dumbo (SC-47 Search-and Rescue variant); Sister Gabby/Bullshit Bomber (EC-47 dispensing propaganda-leaflets in Vietnam); Spooky/Puff the Magic Dragon (AC-47 Gunship); Dowager Dutchess; Old Methuselah; The Placid Plodder; Dizzy Three; Old Bucket Seats; Duck; Dak; Dakleton (South African C-47s which replaced their Avro Shackletons), Vomit Comet (Nickname used by US Army paratroops during the Normandy invasion.) GOTTA LOVE THAT ONE :p

[BillSpargo]

I remember "Puff the Magic Dragon" from the film "The Green Berets". It totally wiped out all the NVA/VC that had overrun the US/South Vietnamese base in that film.

[DavidUpton]

C47. One of my favorite WWII planes. I have been in one that was used in the BoB filming. :)

[ShaunCowdell]

Well... I touched a Spitfire once!
Oh my god! The Avalon Airshow is right around the corner! No family means I'll finally get a really-good-look!
See the planes I want to see, the exhibits... Ah man 'tis going to be great!

And on-topic. :D
I read a book, "Dear Mom".
The guy was explaining how his base was being over-run when Puff the Magic Dragon was called in.
He said how amazed he was because the VC and NVA would actually return fire to the plane!
Seconds later a long, pure red line of tracers would completely obliterate their position.

Scary stuff.