S/N 44-76502
— "Gooney Bird" —
The C-47 first entered service in 1941 and became the backbone of the U.S. Army Air Forces airlift capability during World War II. Between 1942-1945, C-47s helped the 62d Troop Carrier Group make their mark on the front lines of North Africa and European theater. In conducting their main mission, the delivery of troops, the 62d TCG also utilized CG-4 Hardrian Gliders. At the conclusion of the war, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower called the Skytrain one of the four weapons, along with the bazooka, jeep and atomic bomb, that most helped to win World War II. C-47s served in multiple roles with a number of McChord based units between 1940-1960.| HM Number | HMTHC |
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| Placed By | McChord Air Museum |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 at 6:19pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 10T E 539254 N 5219918 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 47.13160000, -122.48240000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 47° 7.896', W 122° 28.944' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 47° 7' 53.76" N, 122° 28' 56.64" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 253 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 309 Vista Dr, Joint Base Lewis-McChord WA 98438, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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