]> 2026-05-06T15:43:10-04:00 Aircraft:Douglas DC-53 5002 en 1949 1942 27 12200 3 pilot co-pilot 160 31000 17 63.75 File:DC-3-CNAC-TN-50.jpg 230 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 engines 3-bladed Hamilton Standard 23E50 series, 11 ft 6 in (3.5 m) diameter 1600 24000 The '''Douglas C-53 Skytrooper''' was a dedicated troop transporter aircraft series developed from the DC-3. It was very similar to the C-47 Skytrain, but it lacked the reinforced cargo floor, large cargo door and hoist attachment of the C-47. As a result the C-53 was much less flexible in operation than the C-47. Only 380 were built by Douglas.<br /><br />The C-53 is usually referred to as a C-47 when specifications are searched. The following specifications are the best available information that can be found on the C-53/C-47.<br /><br />Accommodation: Three crew and 6,000 pounds of cargo, or 28 airborne troops, or 14 stretcher patients and three attendants.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> 95.5 2020-04-16T20:08:49Z 2458956.339456 Douglas DC-53 919 5002 1 broadtable 2 [[-Has subobject::Aircraft:Douglas DC-53]] Douglas DC-53# QUERYb87f1e3909bff68fb1c5852004707ade 5002 1 plainlist 3 [[-Has subobject::Aircraft:Douglas DC-53]] [[Has Image::+]] Douglas DC-53# QUERY01fe7592cf291e14c92bb1a3db67e1dc 5002 1 plainlist 2 [[-Has subobject::Aircraft:Douglas DC-53]] Douglas DC-53# QUERYed51c2712e1d7e9868cb0165c7340eb0 5002 1 plainlist 2 [[-Has subobject::Aircraft:Douglas DC-53]] Douglas DC-53# QUERY6c6733fc17e99953275f4cb4ebdee4fa 5002 Crash 1944-03-24Z 2431173.5 1942-05-12Z 2430491.5 51 4879 41-20109 Douglas DC-53# 6c6e01021a5127246b73a3a7347d1a64 5002 Crash 1944-02-18Z 2431138.5 1942-06-12Z 2430522.5 57 4883 41-20113 Douglas DC-53# ef6d9ba374ad6b4b6da402ec5ad1caf0 5002 Missing 7.4.43 1943-04-07Z 2430821.5 1942-09-18Z 2430620.5 58 7407 42-15890 Douglas DC-53# f962284cba752c067e014f4538aa0185 5002 Crash 1942-10-10Z 2430642.5 1942-05-19Z 2430498.5 52 4902 41-20132 Douglas DC-53# 43dbec6f38b79a2ec5567cec55e5ad02 5002 To XT-90. To N8367C 12/49 1949-12-01Z 2433251.5 Still extant! 1942-12-04Z 2430697.5 50 4871 41-20101 Douglas DC-53# 0ec69708c163f4ff6e9ab35659387436 5002 To XT-45. To N8361C 12/49 1949-12-01Z 2433251.5 1942-05-28Z 2430507.5 54 4927 42-06475 Douglas DC-53# ab0f81b1ed74359a95a7c3f5a549e9bf 5002 Missing 1943-03-13Z 2430796.5 1942-02-26Z 2430416.5 49 4853 41-20083 Douglas DC-53# a35a9bfba2dfe21f6066a698d7a18199 5002 Shot down by Japanese 1943-08-11Z 2430947.5 1942-02-26Z 2430416.5 48 4852 41-20082 Douglas DC-53# 0007fa8594f803feec544c30aedbac1e 5002 Crash 1943-11-19Z 2431047.5 1942-10-07Z 2430639.5 59 7406 42-15889 Douglas DC-53# 862a5a4f90d7d1fbbc02acdf4b35df6d 5002 Missing 1943-03-11Z 2430794.5 1942-05-25Z 2430504.5 53 4904 41-20134 Douglas DC-53# 8c7d703ae440abb0df687f7544accf7a 5002 To XT-55. 1949-12-01Z 2433251.5 1942-06-04Z 2430514.5 55 4929 42-06477 Douglas DC-53# d3cfaa3f801407e344dc0792a4bee7ba 5002 Crash 1944-12-12Z 2431436.5 1942-06-09Z 2430519.5 56 4881 41-20111 Douglas DC-53# 765f01a7aaf3bb8787aa8cf3b07d75c7