C47

 

The C47 at the Silent Wings Museum is getting a new coat of Army green paint. The propellers, wrapped in foil, glisten as the “Gooney Bird” is gussied up. The Silent Wings Museum promotes the history of the World War II military glider program and is located at the site of the WWII South Plains Army Airfield which was a glider training base. The C-47 is owned by the Museum of the U.S. Marine Corps and is on a permanent loan to the Silent Wings Museum. The “Gooney Bird” was placed in its present position in in front of the museum in 2006. The Douglas DC-3, designated the "C-47" for U.S. military use, is one of the most successful aircraft designs in aviation history.

 

Silent Wings Museum

6202 North I-27

Lubbock, Texas