Airfix 1/72 A09008 Douglas C-47 Dakota MkIII Transport Aircraft kit with Willys Jeep

The DC-3 did not go unnoticed by one of Douglas's oldest customers, the U.S. Army, and by 1941 the old Air Corps had been transformed into the Army Air Forces, and it selected a modified version of the DC-3, the C-47 Skytrain, to become its standard transport aircraft. A reinforced fuselage floor a large cargo door were the only major modifications. Other changes included the fitting of cargo hooks beneath the center wing section and the removal of the tail cone to mount a hook for towing gliders.